Quiz: Which Character from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Are You?
How is a raven like a writing desk? I don’t know…and apparently neither did Lewis Carrol when he wrote the beloved nonsense classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland....
Bacon Bookmarks and Cheeto Lures: The Funniest and Weirdest Stories Of Damaged Library Books
Confession: I’m a terrible library patron. I don’t know how to return things on time, and no matter how much I say I’ll do better, I...
Who’s the Bright Star Now? On Reclaiming Straight Love Poems for Queer Lovemaking
“Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art,” I whispered into my partner’s ear like a dweeb. I was prepared for laughter, at best. Until...
50 Must-Read Eco Disasters In Fiction
Fiction at its best lets us play out our darkest fears about the future. You don’t get much darker than environmental collapse, and the way things...
An Interview with Feifei Ruan, Illustrator and Visual Storyteller
As I said in my interview with Thy Bui, I will be highlighting the works of designers and illustrators who create book covers. Today I bring...
8 of the Best Cold Case Stories For Your TBR
This list of cold case stories is sponsored by Atlantic Monthly Press. From “master of narrative journalism” (New York Times) and #1 bestselling author Mark Bowden, comes a...
21 of the Best Living Essay Writers
This Riot Recommendation listing the best living essay writers is sponsored by I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott. In this memoir-in-essays full...
Impressive Catalog Of All The Books Christopher Columbus’s Son Owned! Critical Linking, April 22, 2019
Sponsored by Down & Dirty by Rhenna Morgan. Available now! The 16th century was a thrilling time for books, at least for those who could afford...
Is Anybody Out There? One Writer on the Purgatory of Submission
There’s something that people do, but not everyone does it. It involves a hamburger, a shelf, and a lot of time. It goes like this: buy...
Confirmed: Pax Labs raises $420 million at a valuation of $1.7 billion
Pax Labs, the popular vape maker, has today confirmed the close of a $420 million equity round, including from existing investors Tiger Global Management and Tao...
