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Christy Childers

Christy Childers is a writer obsessed with books, travel, British television, & superheroes. She has lived in Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago, & England, & is never happier than when she's visiting a new country or reading a new book. Blog: Postcards to Authors Twitter: ChildersChristy

Sites We Like: Blue Eyed Biblio

At a dinner party recently, I was called “a dying breed” when I mentioned that I like to read. All ...

Reading 1990’s JURASSIC PARK in 2015

So Jurassic World just hit the theaters (heyyy Chris Pratt) and of course it got me thinking about the original, ...

What To Read If You Want More Downton Abbey

While we at the Riot are taking this lovely summer week off to rest (translation: read by the pool/ocean/on our ...

What to Read if You Want More LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE

I don’t always know what to make of spinoffs; sometimes I think I’d rather just stick to the classics. But ...

Spring Cleaning: 3 Books to Help You Organize and Declutter Your Stuff

Well spring is upon us (finally!) and now is a great time to do a good spring clear out. Get ...

The Inklings: Good Books On C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Their Friends

If you’re a fan of Narnia or Middle Earth, you may want to know more about the Inklings, the group ...

17 Reasons Elizabeth Gilbert is Just the Best

Whether you love her bestselling memoir with the fire of 1,000 suns…or refused to read it because it was just ...

The Many Bookish Roles of David Oyelowo

The first time I saw David Oyelowo was in the BBC show Spooks in the early 2000s. (In the States ...

7 European Novels in Translation

I’ve always loved to read anything set in Europe. I’ve read stacks of European travel memoirs (Four Seasons in Rome ...

57 Books on Hank Green’s Bookshelf

Do you spy on other people’s bookshelves? I don’t snoop in bathroom cabinets, I go straight to the bookcases. I ...