BOOK RIOT

Giveaway: A Galatic Map of Dystopian Futures

Jeff — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:15:45 +0000

There are so many rich, compelling dystopias in fiction that it can be a tough to keep them all straight. The good folks at Crown publishing, as part of their launch of the paperback version of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, have put together a map of some of the most memorable dystopic futures. [...]

Les Miserables Trailer, Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and Anne Hathaway

Jeff — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:15:35 +0000

Have to admit, I have a weak spot for movie musicals, especially ones based on books. I think this is exactly want I want it to be, big, beautiful, and wildly sentimental. You just finished reading Les Miserables Trailer, Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and Anne Hathaway! Consider leaving a comment!

Mid-Week Moment of Zen (Everyone is a Reader)

Wallace Yovetich — Wed, 30 May 2012 13:15:19 +0000

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Critical Linking: May 30, 2012

Jeff — Wed, 30 May 2012 10:00:48 +0000

Go and find your audience. This seems to me the most fundamental shift for writers. Big opportunities out there, but you have to both write and do the legwork. More freedom equals more work (as it does in any field). ____________________________ Usually graduates receive gifts—but 11-year-old Darius Atefat-Peckham decided to give one instead. He donated [...]

Open Thread: May 29, 2012

Rebecca Joines Schinsky — Tue, 29 May 2012 18:15:11 +0000

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They’re (Paper) Ba-ack: May 29, 2012

Rebecca Joines Schinsky — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:15:00 +0000

Tuesday is New Book Day. We celebrate each week by highlighting titles we’re excited to see arrive in paperback. _________________________ This is a doozy of a week, y’all! So. Much. Good. Stuff. Bloodlines by Richelle Mead (Razorbill) When alchemist Sydney is ordered into hiding to protect the life of Moroi princess Jill Dragomir, the last [...]

The Most Overrated Books of All Time (According to Me)

Scott Beauchamp — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:15:04 +0000

After reading a somewhat pithy and entertainingly disappointing post on Flavorwire about the 10 Epidemically Overrated Books, I was in a state. How dare they put The Great Gatsby on the list! Do they sincerely prefer Don DeLillo’s Mao II over the sleek and uber-depressing White Noise? Of course there are a couple that I [...]

The Well-Readheads: Subject to Change

Liberty Hardy — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:15:42 +0000

LH: So, it’s well known the ‘verse over that we’re bibliomaniacs – we eat, sleep, and breathe books. I myself now have just over 1,000 books in my house that I haven’t read, in addition to the hundreds I’ve read and saved. But on top of our compulsion to BUY ALL THE BOOKS, I was [...]

Rating Systems That Mean Something

Amanda Nelson — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:15:36 +0000

Perhaps you heard about the recent dust-up wherein U.S. News and World Report published an article suggesting that there be a rating system developed for young adult books. Cries of censorship rose from the depths of the interwebs, and our own Rachel Manwill wrote an excellent piece about whether or not a rating system for [...]

Gift Giving, Bookish Style

Wallace Yovetich — Tue, 29 May 2012 13:15:09 +0000

I love giving gifts. In fact, I love giving them as much as I like getting them. I couldn’t help myself when I found these bookish gifts – I had to share them! ***** For the friend who is always lending their books (and, ahem, never getting them back). ***** For the one who always [...]