She is the heart and whole of my complicated Southern vocabulary–a means of talking about roots in a gracious but ...
Let’s talk New Testament, shall we? Scripture-wise, the New Testament stands out for the way it chooses to begin: by ...
Bible-nerd frustrations: readers miss so much by presuming that the Bible can claim divine–or even singular–authorship. A text written by ...
I’m calling a personal moratorium on books-of-the-night–or, rather, on books that begin at night. That start by periscoping out from ...
This September, I’ll have been reading Dean Koontz for twenty years. (Preteen diaries are an excellent resource if you’re looking ...
“I was hoping for a twist.” -one star review of To Kill A Mockingbird “Repetitive…a boring ocean of words.” -one ...
While we at the Riot take some time off to rest and catch up on our reading, we’re re-running some of ...
Bret, I’ve never read your work. Now, after reading your rape-denialism heavy interview with the Hollywood Reporter, I never will. ...
Welcome to another holiday season! No matter your religious tradition (or lack thereof), December provides a welcome opportunity to treat ...
My reading life sits condensed in twenty boxes, waiting to be loaded onto a truck and carted 1,000 miles north. ...