Going from Cocaine to Novels, with the Help of “Novel with Cocaine”
Novel Gazing is Electric Literature’s personal essay series about the way reading shapes our lives. This time, we asked: What’s a book that changed your mind? Novel with...
7 Books About Women Searching For Home
When I was growing up, the only constant in my life was change. Like Oksana’s family in my novel, Oksana, Behave!, my family left Kiev, Ukraine,...
3 Time Travel Books to Get Mixed Up In
I think about the possibilities and implications of time travel way more than a normal human adult should. Let’s face it, though, filling your head with...
4 Nonfiction Books that Might Just Save The World (or At Least America)
Have you ever read a book and just thought “everyone needs to read this?” I’m typically a fiction reader and often find it hard to get...
How to Get a Library of Congress Reader’s Card
After living in the DC area for almost five years, I finally got my act together and went to the Library of Congress to get a...
5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Work In A Bookstore
I still have dreams where I’m in the bookstore past closing time, and customers are banging on the door or lining up as far as the...
Fashion Disasters: Power Girl
Some comic book characters who have been around for decades have iconic costumes that have stood the test of time. Some have progressed through a series...
The Book Quotes That Helped Me Through My Father’s Death
Content note: this post discusses death and dying. Please proceed with caution, and take care of your heart and mental health. I got the call on...
12 Second-Person Books Just For You
You thought the article about books written in the second person sounded interesting when it appeared on the Book Riot homepage. You vaguely remember hearing this...
10 Books About Girls Who Code
With more and more women entering into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) hobbies and careers, I always like to find books I can recommend to my...
