James Crossley
James Crossley reads and writes in the upper left corner of the country, where he lives with his two tremendously interesting children and their tremendously interesting mother. He sells books for a living. Come to think of it, that's also why he buys them.
After Shakespeare: 4 Playwrights to Explore
July 3, 2015While we at the Riot are taking this lovely summer week off to rest (translation: read by the pool/ocean/on our ...
The Best Translated Book Award
May 20, 2015It’s always silly to declare a single book to be the “best,” but it’s often productive (and fun) to consider ...
Tales of the City: 3 Picture Books
April 10, 2015When you think of first books for children, the ones that will introduce them to a lifetime of turning pages, ...
THE BURIED GIANT: Kazuo Ishiguro and the Future of Fiction
March 16, 2015Most writers who develop a devoted readership over time do it with a series of books that offer comforting similarity. ...
After Shakespeare: 4 Playwrights to Explore
February 10, 2015Everybody knows that Shakespeare sits at the pinnacle of the authorial pyramid, his work deservedly considered as the finest example ...
What Are You Wearing? Non-Creepy Books About Clothes
December 28, 2014While we at the Riot take some time off to rest and catch up on our reading, we’re re-running some of ...
No Shave November: 3 Books for the Bearded
November 20, 2014I took a trip toward the end of this past summer and forgot to bring my razor. I could have ...
What Are You Wearing? Non-Creepy Books About Clothes
November 9, 2014Clothing is important enough for everyone (except for a handful of ecdysiasts) to wear every single day of their lives, ...
The Nobel Tolls for . . . ?
October 8, 2014It’s that time of year again, when the Swedish Academy announces that it’s about to announce the winner of the ...
Literary Tourism: Antarctica
October 5, 2014So you’ve already shopped the glorious bookstores of Buenos Aires, followed Leopold Bloom’s footsteps through Dublin, relaxed in Jane Austen’s ...