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Nikki VanRy

Nikki VanRy is a proud resident of Arizona, where she gets to indulge her love of tacos, desert storms, and tank tops. She also writes for the Tucson Festival of Books, loves anything sci-fi/fantasy/historical, drinks too much chai, and will spend all day in bed reading thankyouverymuch. Follow her on Instagram @nikki.vanry.

Not My Wheelhouse: The Unexpected Places Research Takes Us

We all have our reading wheelhouses, those books that just feel cozy and right.  For me, they’re usually lyrical and quiet books like brown ...

How to Read After You Adopt A Dog

Instead of taking the big leap towards children, you’ve gone out and adopted a sweet pup who is supposed to warm ...

Period Lit: 20 Non-Fiction Books About Your Bod

I definitely appreciate videos that show women’s ideal body types over time, but it’s a little superficial, right? Fun, but ...

Goodies for Your Books and Tea Lovin’ Heart

Books and tea go together like peanut butter and jelly, Bonnie and Clyde, Canada and Margaret Atwood. They just belong together, almost ...

10 Best Literary TED Talks of the Year

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

5 Best Yoga Poses for Reading

The holiday season is a great time to carve out some stress-free time with a book. If you want to take that relaxation ...

Planning A Bookish Party (Or How To Create A NIGHT CIRCUS Party)

I am in the (very) lucky position of being known as a “bookish person” among friends. This means that people ...

Literary Tourism: Phoenix, Arizona

“There’s no culture here.” I’ve heard this line repeated by way too many people in the eight years I’ve lived ...

Literary Tourism: Las Vegas, Nevada

It’s not only strip clubs and gambling in Las Vegas. Promise. Also, if you’ve only read about Las Vegas in books, ...

10 Best Literary TED Talks of the Year

Every year on Book Riot we’ve put together a round-up of our favorite literary TED talks. Since our last post, there ...