Swapna is the Comics Editor at Book Riot. She's a Space Columnist for Paste Magazine and writes for Syfy Wire—Fangrrls, Tor.com, Bustle, and other sites. She co-hosts a podcast called Desi Geek Girls. You can find her incessant ramblings on Twitter at @skrishna. She lives outside Philadelphia.
I’m an unapologetic science fiction fan. I’ve watched Star Trek pretty much my whole life, I grew up on Star ...
We’ve all been there. You’re searching for a new book club pick, and you want to branch out, but you ...
Let’s talk about book clubs for a second. If you are in a book club, why are you? Or if ...
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Audiobooks seem to be the “big new thing.” Everyone seems to be talking to them, listening to them, and just ...
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After hearing much fanfare, I’ve started reading Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. If you don’t know much about it, it’s ...
A lot of people I know in my real life see me as an “expert” on reading. I read more ...
There’s been a lot of talk about diversity in literature lately. Or rather, the lack thereof, and what we can ...