A history of the word "bookworm" -- and the insects that inspired it

Posted on 02/23/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re so accustomed to calling ourselves bookworms that we never put much thought into the etymology of the word. Thankfully,...

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Book about transgender boy causes stir in Utah elementary school

Posted on 02/12/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A Utah school district has suspended its Diversity Equity Council and a book-bundle program that the council oversaw … over...

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Tagged As: BookRiot, Children's literature, Scandal

Where to donate (or sell) your books during COVID-19

Posted on 08/31/2020 at 09:09 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A Facebook commenter asked on one of our posts how one could clear out their old books, with so many...

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Tagged As: BookRiot, Charity, coronavirus / COVID-19

Meet Charles, who leaves 1-star reviews all over Goodreads

Posted on 06/16/2020 at 04:45 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you’ve read reviews of any product online, you’ve probably seen at least one single-star review in which the writer...

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Need a bookish Halloween costume? We're here to help!

Posted on 10/24/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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We still have an entire weekend before Halloween, so there’s plenty of time to pull together (or locate) a clever...

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The books you should read during Pride Month

Posted on 06/07/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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LGBTQ Pride Month is well under way, and if you’d prefer to celebrate it by reading rather than attending a...

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Tagged As: Book lists, BookRiot, Diversity, Literary Hub

Marie Kondo is writing a children's book

Posted on 05/22/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you know a young reader obsessed with cleaning — or one who needs some serious motivation to do so...

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Tagged As: BookRiot, Children's literature, Pop culture

How one librarian arranges his digital bookshelves

Posted on 04/18/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The most surprising comment from the man who curates virtual bookshelves for San Antonio's BiblioTech Digital Public Library? That he...

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Tagged As: BookRiot, Libraries

Nonprofits can no longer donate books to Washington prisoners

Posted on 04/04/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Advocates of prison-reading programs notched a win when the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections reversed its ban on book donations last...

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Tagged As: BookRiot, Charity

"All The Light We Cannot See" is coming to Netflix

Posted on 03/13/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Netflix has added a big title to its list of literary adaptations in the works: All The Light We Cannot...

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Tagged As: BookRiot, TV adaptation