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S. Zainab Williams
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Managing Editor, Book Riot
Managing Editor @BookRiot | Mostly on IG @szainabwilliams | sharifah (at) riotnewmedia (dot) com
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Rachel Brittain
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Contributing Editor, Book Riot
she/her writer | contributing editor for @bookriot | repped by @lesleysabga 🏳️🌈
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Elizabeth Allen
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Contributor, Book Riot
Reading books referenced on Gilmore girls, @bookriot contributor, Under the Floorboards podcast co-host (@utfbpodcast),and pretending she knows what she's doing
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Danika Leigh Ellis
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Associate Editor, Book Riot
I run @Lesbrary and pretty much talk about queer women books 24/7. @BookRiot Associate Editor. They/them or she/her pronouns.
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Rebecca Joines Schinsky
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Chief Of Staff, Book Riot
Executive Director, Product & e-Commerce, Riot New Media Group (@BookRiot). Into books, yoga, travel, and cooking. email: rebecca at riotnewmedia dot com.
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Ashlie Swicker
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Contributing Writer, Book Riot
Writer, elementary librarian, founder of Be Your Own Lady. Wants to read about fat girls. @Bookriot contributor. she/her. #beyourownbookclub
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Lucas Maxwell
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Contributing Writer, Book Riot
ND Librarian, Author & D&D; Dungeon Master. Rep'd by @LydiaRSilver @DA_Childrens. I was the 2024 @TimesCHPrize Winner. linktr.ee/lucasjmaxwell
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Patricia Thang
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Senior Contributor, Book Riot
LA • Tokyo | Senior Contributor @BookRiot | 💖💜💙 she/her
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Margaret Kingsbury
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Newsletter Editor and Writer, Book Riot
Newsletter editor & writer for @BookRiot, formerly @BuzzFeedBooks. Other words @SLJournal @ParentsMagazine @TheLilyNews. Writing SFF & kidlit. She/they
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Jesse Doogan
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Contributing Writer, Book Riot
Bossy little bluebird. Former bookseller. Sometime children’s publishing person. Currently: Hamline MFAC ‘24. jessedoogan.substack.com
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Tirzah Price
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Contributing Editor, Book Riot
YA author of the Jane Austen Murder Mysteries and more from @HarperTeen. I'm not here--find me on Instagram or my website!
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