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Say hello to your new favorite holiday—Plough Monday!

Say hello to your new favorite holiday—Plough Monday!

By Brittany Allen | January 6, 2025

Move over, Alexandria: A new exhibit features lost, imagined, and totally fake books.

Move over, Alexandria: A new exhibit features lost, imagined, and totally fake books.

By Brittany Allen | December 16, 2024

Joseph Earl Thomas wins The Center for Fiction’s 2024 First Novel Prize.

Joseph Earl Thomas wins The Center for Fiction’s 2024 First Novel Prize.

By James Folta | December 11, 2024

An annotated list of things Raymond Chandler hated recently sold for $2000 at auction.

An annotated list of things Raymond Chandler hated recently sold for $2000 at auction.

By Brittany Allen | December 10, 2024

The Oddest Book Title of the Year Prize goes to <em>The Philosopher Fish.</em>

The Oddest Book Title of the Year Prize goes to The Philosopher Fish.

By James Folta | December 6, 2024

A little treat for Caro-heads: Bryan Cranston reads from <em>The Power Broker.</em>

A little treat for Caro-heads: Bryan Cranston reads from The Power Broker.

By James Folta | December 3, 2024

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Here are all the winners of the 2024 Canadian Writers' Trust literary prizes.

Here are all the winners of the 2024 Canadian Writers' Trust literary prizes.

By Brittany Allen | November 20, 2024

Texas public school students could soon be tested on the Bible.

Texas public school students could soon be tested on the Bible.

By Brittany Allen | November 20, 2024

Richard Flanagan wins the Baillie Gifford Prize, but won't accept money without a plan to divest.

Richard Flanagan wins the Baillie Gifford Prize, but won't accept money without a plan to divest.

By James Folta | November 19, 2024

The shortlist for the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title includes

The shortlist for the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title includes "leather-daddy bounty hunters."

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Martin Scorsese may be adapting Marilynne Robinson’s <i> Home. </i>

Martin Scorsese may be adapting Marilynne Robinson’s Home.

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<i> The Onion </i> has bought <i> InfoWars. </i> (And no, this isn't a joke.)

The Onion has bought InfoWars. (And no, this isn't a joke.)

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Want to know how libraries fared on the ballot? This cool non-profit made a chart.

Want to know how libraries fared on the ballot? This cool non-profit made a chart.

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