Oprah's Book Club drops <em>My Dark Vanessa</em> as a pick because of Twitter controversy.

Oprah's Book Club drops My Dark Vanessa as a pick because of Twitter controversy.

By Jessie Gaynor | March 5, 2020

The trailer for a documentary about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library will bring joy to your 9 to 5.

The trailer for a documentary about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library will bring joy to your 9 to 5.

By Jessie Gaynor | March 4, 2020

North Korean writers ordered to produce 70 works of literature about Kim Jong Un's greatness.

North Korean writers ordered to produce 70 works of literature about Kim Jong Un's greatness.

By Jessie Gaynor | March 3, 2020

This year's PEN World Voices Festival lineup includes Margaret Atwood, Zadie Smith, and more.

This year's PEN World Voices Festival lineup includes Margaret Atwood, Zadie Smith, and more.

By Jessie Gaynor | February 28, 2020

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

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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' "favourite lodging houses."

By Jessie Gaynor | February 24, 2020

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

Harrison Ford talking about libraries is your Valentine.

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.

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.

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

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