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Liberty Hardy

Liberty Hardy is an unrepentant velocireader, writer, bitey mad lady, and tattoo canvas. Turn-ons include books, books and books. Her favorite exclamation is “Holy cats!” Liberty reads more than should be legal, sleeps very little, frequently writes on her belly with Sharpie markers, and when she dies, she’s leaving her body to library science. Until then, she lives with her three cats, Millay, Farrokh, and Zevon, in Maine. She is also right behind you. Just kidding! She’s too busy reading. Twitter: @MissLiberty

Lost and Bound: Adventures in Found Books

The weather was absolutely gorgeous this morning, so I suggested to my personal trainer, Mustard Kitchens, that we hop in ...

The Well-Readheads Try to Be Proper

RJS: Okay, my little book nugget, what’s this business about being proper? You’re not going to make me give up ...

The Well-Readheads’ Reading Rainbow

LH: Kittenpants! Another week has passed, and you know what that means! RJS: Does it mean that I’m not getting ...

You Versus a Blank Sheet of Paper: Neil Gaiman on Books and Writing

This post is part of our Neil Gaiman Reading Day: a celebration of one of our favorite authors on the occasion of the publication ...

The Ocean at the End of the Lane: Remarks in Letters

This post is part of our Neil Gaiman Reading Day: a celebration of one of our favorite authors on the occasion of the publication ...

Write Place, Write Time: Lydia Netzer

This is the desk where I am working today. I printed out the first 100 pages of my manuscript to ...

Franzen Comes Alive: A Playlist for MOBY DICK (The Best of Book Riot)

Much of the good ship Book Riot is off at Book Expo America this week, so we’re running some of ...

Five Books to Watch For in June

This is the part where I should write something interesting and witty about it almost being summer, and how I’m ...

The Well-Readheads Write an Acknowledgments Section

RJS: Well hi there, my little cabbage! I’ve been reading a bunch of ranty-pants articles about how authors write acknowledgments ...

The Well-Readheads Go on Spring Break

RJS: I don’t know what it’s like up there in New Hampshire, but here in Virginia we’re in the middle ...