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Jess Carbert

Jess is a freelance journalist with training in the mystic arts of print, television, radio, and a dash of PR. When she’s not mowing people down in her wheelchair, she’s writing like her life depends on it, or getting willfully lost in a book. Twitter: @heyits_wheels

6 Not-So-Spooky Books to Enjoy This October

So remember how I had a nice, organized Google doc to regiment my reading and cut down on the endless ...

Please Stop Trying To Lend Me Your Books

"As the wise Gene Belcher once said: 'First of all: I love it. Second of all: no.'"

Henry Cavill (Potentially) Leaving Worlds of DC Won’t Fix Anything

Why the DC universe won't get worse without Henry Cavill (and why their comics are better than Marvel's).

I’m Scared to Re-Read Harry Potter

"I was worried if I read the books again, there would be no magic left for me."

An Experimental Year With Regimented Reading

One Rioter talks about spending a year planning how to be a better reader and finds a regimen that works and conquers the ever-growing TBR.

My Secret Shame: I Can’t Finish Series

How do you stick with a series? One Rioter talks about reading book series and confesses to being unable to stick with them.

5 YA Fantasy Series to Read By the Pool

If you're suffering from a reading slump, or looking for engaging books to read by the pool, peep these engaging YA fantasy series for summer reading.

Relatable Disney Memes for Bookworms

All the bookish inside jokes! Find some new favorite Disney memes about books and reading, and have a few laughs, on the house.

10 Rules for the Good Book Borrower

"I don’t want it, now that it’s been fermented in your tepid, grimy meat-suit cleanser."

To All The Books I’ve (Not) Loved Before

First, let me start by saying that Jenny Han’s To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before trilogy is somewhere in ...