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Test Driving NPR’s Book Concierge App

I’m a huge fan of NPR’s annual end of the year book lists. I depend on them to help me ...

How to Give Someone a Book They Actually Want

Can I get an “Amen,” bookish people? We’ve all done it, and we’ve all had it done to us. As ...

5 Great Gift Ideas for Your Bookish Tween or Teen

1.  Book light: Every self-respecting teen reader spends a lot of hours reading while he or she is pretending to be ...

In Defense of Liking Books

I know you all like books. I like books, too. But as I’ve looked over my conquered pile of books ...

In Defense of Crafting With Books

I love a good book craft, and it seems I’m not alone. We’ve got this post and this post and ...

A Book-Binge Survival Guide

Close your eyes and imagine. Oh wait, you need your eyes to read this- scratch that. Anyway, the holidays have ...

The Books We’re Thankful For

We here at the Riot are scattered all over the place, so we thought it would be nice to gather ...

More Bookish Kickstarters Worth Backing

On my list of things to be thankful for this year, I think I might just have to add Kickstarter. ...

Common Core: What it Means for Fiction in Schools

Will Common Core really marginalize fiction in our schools?

Cool Bookish Places: Conarte Children’s Library

The Conarte Children's Library in Monterrey, Mexico, is shortlisted as one of the coolest libraries we've ever seen.