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Top Tweets from Our Favorite Literary Misanthropes
After a holiday season’s worth of making nice with friends and family, perhaps you’re feeling the appeal of heading to the nearest cave/castle on a hill/crumbling estate/cabin in the...
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5 End of the World Reads
In keeping with the season, I—the agoraphobic bibliophile—was recently forced to leave the friendly confines of my home to travel to a local megamall to see my daughters’ holiday dance performances....
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11 Fictional Characters’ New Year’s Resolutions
It’s 2014! (Thankfully Aeon the aging time vulture didn’t kidnap the baby New Year.) As the light of the dawning new year hit your holidazed face, you might have been invigorated enough to make a few...
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Valentines From 7 of Our Favorite Literary Characters
Fun fact: I have always been single on February 14, whether it be due to a fight with a current beau or a spate of prolonged singledom. But I’ve always found ways of enjoying this holiday,...
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Your Presidents’ Day Reading List
When it comes to presidential politics, nonfiction often rules the day. And although historical accounts and biographies of U.S. presidents are fascinating (see in particular Jon Meacham’s riveting...
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April Fools! 10 of Fiction’s Finest Tricksters
As you read these words, eye blackened from a trick kaleidoscope, you might be tempted to think, “Boy, do I hate April Fools’ Day.” For victims of today’s pranks and merriment, the sentiment is...
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The 5 Best Moms in YA
Parents have it pretty rough in YA. Sure, plenty of real-life parents are absent or negligent, but finding a solid, caring, and awesome parental unit in YA can feel a lot like searching for meaning in...
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10 Great Father’s Day Gift Books for Every Kind of Dad
With less than a week to go till Father’s Day, it’s time to reward dads everywhere for another year of awesome dadding. Show yours you’ve been listening by showing up this Sunday with a perfectly...
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The 5 Best Dads in YA
Mother-teen relationships are complicated enough in young adult lit, but perhaps even more frequently tenuous—if it exists at all—is the father-teen bond. Even more than their female parental...
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Celebrating Read, White & Blue: 50 Favorite Books for 50 States
Ohhhhh say can you read, by the dawn’s early light? It’s the Fourth of July, and it’s a long weekend this year, which means that amidst the barbecues, fireworks, and other fun in the sun, you’ll be...
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How to Throw a Bookish Holiday Party
So you want to throw a book-fueled ho-ho-holiday blowout? What a great idea! Nothing says holiday spirit like curling up with your favorite tome—and then inviting others to join you in the experience....
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The Book Nerd’s Guide to Surviving the Holidays
The most wonderful time of the year has, in reality, more potential pitfalls than a White Elephant party hosted by the Grinch. How does a reader survive all the family squabbling, high-stress travel,...
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9 Books to Buy Your Secret Santa
Because the holidays weren’t difficult enough, man invented the Secret Santa exchange, that age-old pastime in which you must procure gifts for good friends, curmudgeonly coworkers, and casual...
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5 Great Stocking Stuffer Books
Selecting the stocking stuffer is an art. Fill a stocking with purely candy and tiny treats, and it’s Halloween. At the same time, I’ve yet to discover the oversized sock that can remain aloft when...
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Dear J.K. Rowling, Here’s What We Want for Harry Potter Christmas
On the first day of Harry Potter Christmas, J.K. Rowling gave to us a rhyming riddle unlocking a fragment of story—backstory, really—on the town of Cokeworth, where Lily Potter, née Evans, grew up...
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7 Easy Ways to Creatively Wrap Books
This holiday season, thank goodness for books! Not only are they the greatest, most thoughtful gift you can give, but they’re also pretty easy to wrap. Sometimes, though, you want to kick it up a...
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The Christmas IQ Quiz: Can You Name Which Books These Quotes Come From?
In our house, Christmas isn’t complete without some cozy nights spent by the fire, reading aloud. We look forward to rereading our favorites and discovering new classics each year. The best stories...
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Have a Merry Christmas with these Books and Stories Set on Christmas Day
As soon as the holidays roll around, everyone starts talking about their favorite Christmas movies and songs. For the most part, I’m all about it. I mean, I love me some Jingle All the Way and “Baby...
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10 Books for Kids Who Can’t Sleep on Christmas Eve
‘Tis the night before Christmas. Lights are twinkling in the dark night, the stockings are hung, and the sugar cookies and carrots are neatly arranged on a plate near the crackling fire. The children...
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Our Favorite Books Set on New Year’s Eve (and Day)
Humans are a funny lot; we invent a totally random way of keeping track of our existence, then assign special significance to certain days, and proceed to do things like go to war over disagreements on...
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