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Risky Similes and Writing Style: They Can Make or Break It

The great risk of writing with similes, referencing Junot Diaz, David Sedaris

Literary Tourism: Books and Beaches in South Florida

South Florida Miami Book Fair International Books & Books The Bookstore in the Grove Murder on the Beach Ernest Hemingway Jeff Vandermeer Laura van der Berg

In Translation: November Fiction

In Translation: November Fiction

11 Quotes on Fiction and Writing | George Saunders

You know those times when you read something fantastic and afterwords you are in a bit of a daze? That ...

3 Novels About Race In America

As I watched events unfold in Missouri in recent weeks, mostly via Twitter, my thoughts turned to books. I’m not ...

Peek Over Our Shoulders: What Rioters Are Reading On July 10, 2014

This is a new feature at Book Riot. We tell you our favorite books of the month. We tell you ...

Translate Émile Zola: An Open Letter to Publishers

Artists, coal miners, prostitutes, politicians: you’ll find all of these characters and more in the works of Émile Zola. I ...

Book Recommendations for Real Housewives Of New York Fans!

I am late to the wagon for Real Housewives of New York City, but I’m on board now, kids! The ...

5 Books To Watch For In July

We are going all-supernatural in this month’s Books to Watch, with dragons and vampires and ladies that are cities and ...

Our Reading Lives: Why I Like Difficult Novels

While we at the Riot are taking this lovely summer week off to rest (translation: read by the pool/ocean/on our ...