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Jesse Doogan

Jesse Doogan writes about food, faith, books, and DIY projects, and sometimes even puts these things on her blog. She works in publishing and lives near Chicago with her cat. She tweets about all these things at @jadoogan.   Blog Twitter: @jadoogan

How to Start Reading Again

A friend recently saw that I have been writing for Book Riot and asked me what one book I would ...

Page to Plate: Bee and Puppycat and the Perfect Sandwich

I always love stumbling upon recipes in books. It’s so rare that you can pull such a specific detail out ...

My Accidental WWII Audiobook Curriculum

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

Story Time: What Books Have You Read for a Significant Other?

I recently had a discussion with some coworkers about books we read because of our significant others or potential significant ...

Spring Cleaning (and Organizing!) Your Bookshelves

My apartment is full of books, and I like it that way. I like that I have to move books ...

Gift Guide for a Bookish Galentine’s Day

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Galentine’s Day is Friday, February 13th. What’s Galentine’s Day, you ask? Well, ...

My Accidental WWII Audiobook Curriculum

As I added The Girls of Atomic City to my list of completed audiobooks a few weeks ago, I noticed a ...

2015 Reading Challenge Round-Up

It’s a new year, and for the first time in a long time, I am making resolutions. A lot of ...

If Literary Characters were Lifestyle Bloggers

While we at the Riot take some time off to rest and catch up on our reading, we’re re-running some of ...

The Top 5 Wizard Rock Songs to Bring You Back to Hogwarts

Every once in a while, it becomes necessary to return to Hogwarts. A few months ago, I borrowed the audiobooks ...