The coolest place I visited in 2024 was my elementary school’s library. That’s right — not a road trip destination, a sports team’s dugout or sideline or a fun vacation spot. Nope, I’m bestowing that honor on a place I had not visited in 15 years and did not cost a cent for entry (in … Continue reading Revisiting the 24 Best Books I Read in 2024
What could Patrick Mahomes possibly do to further his legend as one of the NFL’s all-time greats? The answer, for the upcoming season at least, is to rewrite the record books and achieve what I believe would be the most impressive team achievement in NFL history: three consecutive Super Bowl titles.
The MVP of my summer of quarantine was my Kindle. Given the unusual circumstances of quarantine this summer, it was no surprise that I turned to reading to fill a lot of my time and to learn a lot as well. And since libraries have been closed for most of the pandemic, I turned to … Continue reading 2020 Summer Reading Roundup
A quick scan of my Goodreads profile will reveal a clear trend — I read a lot of sports books. That should come as no surprise, as I hope to be a sports journalist and have goals of writing books in the future. Reading about sports was as formative to my fan experience as watching … Continue reading Sports Pantheon: My Favorite Sports Books
The Riker Scale is one of my favorite features of Riker’s Block. I love debating, ranking, and exploring movies every year, and it's awesome to point friends to the list whenever they are in need of recommendations. I also love reading, and I figured that there is no better time than a quarantine to develop … Continue reading The Pantheon
Dystopian novels have become a staple of libraries across the country, as series such as the Hunger Games and Divergent have taken the literary world, and later box offices, by storm. Aside from a few exceptions, I usually stay away from the dystopian genre, but I recently took a chance on a dystopian novel and … Continue reading Legend trilogy is truly legendary
Set in Odessa, Texas, Friday Night Lights chronicles the 1988 season of the Permian High School football team, the Panthers. The Panthers are cheered on by a fanatical fan base that believes that football is more important than anything and treats the football players like legends. Author H.G. Bissinger goes outside of football in this … Continue reading Friday Night Lights is the best sports book all time, hands down
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