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The Conversation We Should Be Having About J.K. Rowling’s Big Reveal

(Look, this article has Harry Potter spoilers. Not many, but there you go. Thee be warned.) Recently, J.K. Rowling gave ...

I Regret Reading These 5 Books (Because I Should Have Listened to Them Instead)

Through Book Riot’s relationship with Audible, the leading provider of audiobooks, Book Riot readers who are new to Audible can ...

A Friendly Guide to Tasteful Disdain

I admit it. I have been a public and impolite hater of certain popular books (nope, not dropping titles), but ...

“What Not To Read” — A Different Sort Of Book Club

I named the group “What Not To Read.” The rules were simple. Each member of the book club (this was ...

Black History in YA Fiction: A Time Line

It’s black history month, and rather than offer up a straightforward book list of young adult titles that highlight aspects ...

Riot Round-Up: The Best Books We Read in January

We asked our contributors to share the best book they read this month. We’ve got fiction, nonfiction, YA, memoir, and ...

Teddy Roosevelt’s 10 Rules for Reading

It’s well known among historians that our venerated 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt, was probably the most well-read president, and perhaps ...

Books to Listen to While You Knit (Plus Pattern Ideas)

Through Book Riot’s relationship with Audible, the leading provider of audiobooks, Book Riot readers who are new to Audible can ...

Throw Away Your TBR List: A Radical Reading (un)Plan

The longer I work in books, the more I’m asked how I keep track of what I want to read. Every reader ...

Getting Rid of Books, Making Space for Life

Lately, I’ve been feeling a little too beholden to my stuff. Mostly this is because we’re thinking about moving to ...