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Laugh a Little: Why We All Should Be Telling More Jokes

Laugh a Little: Why We All Should Be Telling More Jokes

Alison Wood Brooks on the Importance of Humor in Building Professional and Personal Relationships

By Alison Wood Brooks | January 24, 2025

Vampires, pranks and podcasts: here are some ideas to reboot 2025’s public domain books.

Vampires, pranks and podcasts: here are some ideas to reboot 2025’s public domain books.

By James Folta | January 16, 2025

Remembering Renay: On Growing Up With an Unforgettable Mother

Remembering Renay: On Growing Up With an Unforgettable Mother

With Humor and Love, Andy Corren Revisits a Childhood of Poverty, Paperbacks, and Poetry

By Andy Corren | January 16, 2025

Which of Tom Hanks' beloved typewriters are you?

Which of Tom Hanks' beloved typewriters are you?

By Brittany Allen | January 15, 2025

Peeling <em>The Onion</em>: Did the Infowars Decision Just Kill Satire? 

Peeling The Onion: Did the Infowars Decision Just Kill Satire? 

Aron Solomon on the Alarming Precedent Set by a Texas Bankruptcy Judge

By Aron Solomon | December 12, 2024

UCLA’s new AI-designed literature course has the worst-looking textbook cover I’ve ever seen.

UCLA’s new AI-designed literature course has the worst-looking textbook cover I’ve ever seen.

By James Folta | December 10, 2024

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I made Nicholas Sparks’ Splenda-packed chicken salad.

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Earth is about to get a second moon... but what will it mean for the lit world?

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