Karen Rivers

I write books (rep: @literaticat) and read books. Here for the books.

And the dogs.

[Karen Rivers @karenrivers]

I'm talking about #KingSorrow on my Substack, alongside the weather, writing and goats. What more could you need, really?

https://t.co/Noc5hsHZyP

[Karen Rivers @karenrivers]

Tiptoeing back to my metaphorical desk (I don't have a desk, it's the couch) to write about adult ADHD, some books I'm excited to read, and my mum.

https://t.co/DDKMITPbe3

[Karen Rivers @karenrivers]

I wrote about Tom Perrotta’s newest, Ghost Town, and being a YA writer in a world that seems to disdain YA, even within the pages of a YA novel. https://t.co/PS9NVyDoFY

[Karen Rivers @karenrivers]

SAME.

[Meg🥀 @megkeanewrites]

i don’t want to market myself on 7 different platforms, i want to hunch over my laptop like a gremlin and write books in the dark

[Karen Rivers @karenrivers]

On Audiobooks https://t.co/zPUOnSYj4r

[Karen Rivers @karenrivers]

I have a substack now because I like to talk about books, even if no one is listening. Come! Read! Stay for the snacks! https://t.co/SoX6Ymo9IU

[Karen Rivers @karenrivers]

@exhaustdata I love your logo! And your name! And congratulations!

Love,

a Recluse Who Loves Books

[Karen Rivers @karenrivers]

@Feisty_Waters Have you tried the fast-loose-shake method of reversing it? If you let your wrist go completely floppy and then violently and rapidly shake your hand as though you're trying to shake it loose from your arm, those vessels open right up and blood just rushes back in ASAP!

[Kristen Arnett @Kristen_Arnett]

in order to be considered real children of the corn they must come from the demonic region of nebraska, otherwise they’re just kids of the maize

[RBmediaTopAuthors @RBmediaAuthors]

The search for your next audiobook is over! For a limited time, save 50% on the "Girl in the Well Is Me" audiobook by @karenrivers, and @karenrivers. https://t.co/0ALjges9OO

[Karen Rivers @karenrivers]

WHAT

[Adam Morgan @adamm0rgan]

I'm screaming.

[Karen Rivers @karenrivers]

Got my hands on Emma Pattee's Tilt, my most anticipated book of 2025 & it did not disappoint. 10/10. A+.

Pro-tip: You're going to want to read this in one go. Set aside time. Buckle in.Have tissues nearby. Remember that you, too, live on the Cascadia subduction zone. Panic.

[Karen Rivers @karenrivers]

I've gone to the good place where I'll be mostly talking about books I love and posting pictures of my dogs, sunsets, and the woods. Please join me!
https://t.co/oUoR1T99yw

[Karen Rivers @karenrivers]

Long past the "right" time to do so, I'm doing so. Follow me there for book recs and pictures of things I like. 👋

[Karen Rivers @karenrivers]

@MEOrive I'm so sorry. I wish they never had to leave us.

[Karen Rivers @karenrivers]

Well, time for a rewatch of Idiocracy, a movie that -- against all odds -- really stands up.

[Karen Rivers @karenrivers]

@SaraSchon This is a strong premise for a rom-com, staying tuned to hear if you and the decent docent meet again.

[Karen Rivers @karenrivers]

These two posts on my feed though, stacked just like this...
@toddedillard @neonpajamas

[Karen Rivers @karenrivers]

@clhubes Totally. And the people willing to go to the mat on the wrong answer are really something - absolutely 100% convinced of their "right" wrong answer and unwilling to entertain even the possibility the question isn't at fault for them being incorrect. What a world.

[Karen Rivers @karenrivers]

What It's Like In Words (Eliza Moss) didn't get enough buzz. This book is GORGEOUSLY written - def one of my favourites of 2024. If you liked Normal People, you will love this book, I promise. HOW is this a debut? It is so polished and perfect. Love. (@HenryHolt)