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The Importance of Queer Friendly Bookstores

October was LGBT History Month, and like every other month in our recent history, there was exciting progress–welcome to the ...

Literary Tourism: A Book Lover’s Guide to Portland

There are so many great things about living in Portland, Oregon that I’m aware our constant back-patting is becoming irritating ...

When You Realize You Can’t Read All the Things

To celebrate Book Riot’s second birthday on Monday, we’re running some of our favorite posts from our first two years. ...

Calm Down, Brendan Halpin.

Well, looks like it’s time for a new case in the Authors Acting in Bad Form file. This case starts ...

YA Authors Who Have Also Been Behind Your TV Screens

When it was announced earlier this summer that Veronica Mars fans would be blessed with books in addition to the 2014 ...

Real Talk About the Top-Earning Authors of 2013

Earlier this week, Forbes released their list of the top earners in the world of books for 2013 thus far. ...

Boats, Trains, and Barns: Bookstores in Weird and Wonderful Places

Important question: Is there anything better in this world than an old train converted into a bookstore? Answer: NOPE! Look, ...

10 Recent & Upcoming Queer Reads

For all your Pride needs! Okay, so not ALL your Pride needs, because have you ever BEEN to a Pride Parade? ...

Think About Your Choices, Internet: On VICE, Suicide, and Sensitivity

[Trigger warning.] You know what is sooooo sexy? Mental illness, AM I RIGHT? At first angry glance, that’s what it ...

The 10 Best (And Worst) YA Titles

Both on this site and around the interwebs, I’ve seen many an article about book titles that are so ridiculous they’re ...