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Summer Loomis

Summer Loomis has been writing for Book Riot since 2019. She obsessively curates her library holds and somehow still manages to borrow too many books at once. She appreciates a good deadline and likes knowing if 164 other people are waiting for the same title. It's good peer pressure! She doesn't have a podcast but if she did, she hopes it would sound like Buddhability. The world could always use more people creating value with their lives everyday.

Finding Somali Books to Read

One reader on the search for more Somali literature.

Reading About Modest Fashion

With Hafsa Lodi’s MODESTY: A FASHION PARADOX hitting shelves, one reader considers other conversations around modest fashion encountered in books.

A Little Exploration of Self-Help

An exploration of self-help, from the genre's readers to its writers and titles, both classic and recent. A reader weighs in on their flaws and highlights.

Moving Abroad to Dubai and Finding Bookish Things

A newcomer in the United Arab Emirates seeks out the bookish corners of her new home, exploring a festival, the library, and more in literary Dubai.

Memorable Children’s Books (At Least for This Adult)

A reader considers the memorable children's books of her childhood, receiving thoughtful gifts of books, and as an adult choosing kids' books.