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I don't know who needs to hear this, but please stop going into bookstores and kicking the books.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but please stop going into bookstores and kicking the books.

By Jessie Gaynor | February 27, 2020

Here are the most popular self-help books in every state.

Here are the most popular self-help books in every state.

By Jessie Gaynor | February 25, 2020

Judy Blume's <em>Summer Sisters</em>—the sexiest book I read in seventh grade—will be a series.

Judy Blume's Summer Sisters—the sexiest book I read in seventh grade—will be a series.

By Jessie Gaynor | February 25, 2020

If you have £2.5 million, you can buy one of Charles Dickens'

If you have £2.5 million, you can buy one of Charles Dickens' "favourite lodging houses."

By Jessie Gaynor | February 24, 2020

The man responsible for cut/copy/paste (and making countless writers' lives easier) has died.

The man responsible for cut/copy/paste (and making countless writers' lives easier) has died.

By Jessie Gaynor | February 19, 2020

A Weinstein juror was almost kicked off the trial for

A Weinstein juror was almost kicked off the trial for "reviewing books on predatory men."

By Jessie Gaynor | February 18, 2020

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Harrison Ford talking about libraries is your Valentine.

By Jessie Gaynor | February 14, 2020

Here is a 3,252-track playlist from DJ Haruki Murakami's vinyl collection.

By Jessie Gaynor | February 12, 2020

This database of old book illustrations is the Good Internet.

By Jessie Gaynor | February 11, 2020

Stephen Colbert thinks <em>The Hobbit</em> is only okay.

Stephen Colbert thinks The Hobbit is only okay.

By Jessie Gaynor | February 7, 2020

Here's the longlist for the 2020 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.

Here's the longlist for the 2020 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.

By Jessie Gaynor | February 7, 2020

V. British news: Julian Fellowes will write the script for <em>The Wind in the Willows</em> movie.

V. British news: Julian Fellowes will write the script for The Wind in the Willows movie.

By Jessie Gaynor | February 6, 2020

Barnes & Noble's diverse covers initiative is... not great!

Barnes & Noble's diverse covers initiative is... not great!

By Jessie Gaynor | February 5, 2020

Pamela Anderson loves announcing major life decisions with poetry.

Pamela Anderson loves announcing major life decisions with poetry.

By Jessie Gaynor | February 3, 2020

Here's the first trailer for <em>The Plot Against America</em>.

Here's the first trailer for The Plot Against America.

By Jessie Gaynor | January 30, 2020

Don't worry—Jared Kushner says he's read 25 books on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Don't worry—Jared Kushner says he's read 25 books on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

By Jessie Gaynor | January 29, 2020

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