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Will the Real American Girls Please Stand Up?

At some point in American childhoods, the “book and” became all the rage: “book and toy,” “book and stuffed animal,” ...

Friends With Words With Friends

Ah, Words with Friends: the addictive touchscreen bastardization of Scrabble that is now so popular that even the most (only?) ...

It’s time for the Bad Sex in Fiction Award quiz!

They might be the great chroniclers of what happens between mankind’s ears – giving language to our greatest fears, hopes ...

Holiday Survival Guide: Julia Child Style

A holiday survival guide, Julia Child style.

When Used Books Attack: Banana Edition

At RiverRun Bookstore, we carry used books as well as new. People drop off boxes of their books, and we ...

It’s (Word) Award Season!

Well, as you can probably tell by the fact that your neighbors have had their Christmas lights up for nearly ...

What’s Your Favorite Literary City?

As I get ready to head off to Paris this week, I can’t help but wish that Midnight in Paris ...

Why We DON’T Need More Celeb-“Penned” Novels

Poor Jonathan Swift has probably spent this whole week spinning in his grave. Earlier this week, we invoked his famous ...

A Modest Proposal: We Need MORE Celeb-Penned Novels!

How sad, melancholy even, to walk into a bookstore these days to find the shelves, tables and even front-of-the-store displays ...

Top Five Signs You’re Reading Too Much Young Adult Literature

I read a lot of young adult literature, as previous posts at Book Riot might suggest. But this semester, I’m also ...