Julia Rittenberg

"Julia Rittenberg is a writer living in Brooklyn, New York, is a lifelong New Yorker, like many of her family members, too. Her other favorite cities also have excellent public transportation. She writes about books and culture for Book Riot and Word Smarts, and has contributed essays about the history of book banning to Book Riot's book guide How to Fight Book Bans and Censorship. As a traveler, she loves going on literary-themed retreats and vacations, and plans to visit as many independent bookstores as she can.

Her other bylines include Apartment Therapy, Better Report, Dining Out NYC, Playgirl, and Publishers Weekly. "