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Retired teacher Antonio La Cava travels to the villages of Basilicata in his lovely little bookmobile to promote reading. Truly Amazing. #books #booklovers #bookworm
100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025: The idea of 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024, after The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Penguin-Random House, Hachette, Harper… #CraftandCriticism #Features
100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025
The idea of 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024, after The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Penguin-Random House, Hachette, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, and Macmillan) and their
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December 8, 2025 at 2:16 AM
100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025: The idea of 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024, after The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Penguin-Random House, Hachette, Harper… #CraftandCriticism #Features
Crony Henry, Daddy Henry, Lady Henry, Henry Incinerator: Seven Poetry Books to Read This December: I’m well aware that, culturally speaking, I’m supposed to care about December: month of countdowns and gift guides, of year-end lists and the sorts of last-minute,… #CraftandCriticism #Features
Crony Henry, Daddy Henry, Lady Henry, Henry Incinerator: Seven Poetry Books to Read This December
I’m well aware that, culturally speaking, I’m supposed to care about December: month of countdowns and gift guides, of year-end lists and the sorts of last-minute, life-changing releases than instantly render year-end lists obsolete. But the end of a calendar
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December 8, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Crony Henry, Daddy Henry, Lady Henry, Henry Incinerator: Seven Poetry Books to Read This December: I’m well aware that, culturally speaking, I’m supposed to care about December: month of countdowns and gift guides, of year-end lists and the sorts of last-minute,… #CraftandCriticism #Features
The Enduring Comedy Legacy of Sid Caesar: For two good reasons, the best journalists loathe interviewing celebrities. First, you have to get past layers of handlers, often even more arrogant and self-important than their clients. And second, after getting the get, the answers… #Biography #FilmandTV
The Enduring Comedy Legacy of Sid Caesar
For two good reasons, the best journalists loathe interviewing celebrities. First, you have to get past layers of handlers, often even more arrogant and self-important than their clients. And second, after getting the get, the answers that follow are often
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December 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The Enduring Comedy Legacy of Sid Caesar: For two good reasons, the best journalists loathe interviewing celebrities. First, you have to get past layers of handlers, often even more arrogant and self-important than their clients. And second, after getting the get, the answers… #Biography #FilmandTV
Intemperance: When the island taxi drops me off at the rickety gate of the driveway that heads to Cat’s cabin, the sun has set and the path through the woods into the cabin is dark. The driver glances at my carry-on #DailyFiction #Excerpts
Intemperance
When the island taxi drops me off at the rickety gate of the driveway that heads to Cat’s cabin, the sun has set and the path through the woods into the cabin is dark. The driver glances at my carry-on
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December 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Intemperance: When the island taxi drops me off at the rickety gate of the driveway that heads to Cat’s cabin, the sun has set and the path through the woods into the cabin is dark. The driver glances at my carry-on #DailyFiction #Excerpts
A Whole Bunch of Best Books of 2025 Lists: Let the Best of 2025 come to you.
A Whole Bunch of Best Books of 2025 Lists
Let the Best of 2025 come to you.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A Whole Bunch of Best Books of 2025 Lists: Let the Best of 2025 come to you.
Fight Book Bans! Fight Fascists! Listen to The Lit Hub Podcast!: A weekly behind-the-scenes dive into everything interesting, dynamic, strange, and wonderful happening in literary culture—featuring Lit Hub staff, columnists, and special guests! Hosted by Drew Broussard.… #BookNews #CraftandAdvice
Fight Book Bans! Fight Fascists! Listen to The Lit Hub Podcast!
A weekly behind-the-scenes dive into everything interesting, dynamic, strange, and wonderful happening in literary culture—featuring Lit Hub staff, columnists, and special guests! Hosted by Drew Broussard. It’s a Thanksgiving-week episode, which means—hey, we’re thankful for you! Thanks for listening to
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December 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Fight Book Bans! Fight Fascists! Listen to The Lit Hub Podcast!: A weekly behind-the-scenes dive into everything interesting, dynamic, strange, and wonderful happening in literary culture—featuring Lit Hub staff, columnists, and special guests! Hosted by Drew Broussard.… #BookNews #CraftandAdvice
Meet the New Release Index, Now Included with All Access: Great news! Book Riot All Access now includes the New Release Index! We’re all about bringing you the best bookish ...
Meet the New Release Index, Now Included with All Access
Great news! Book Riot All Access now includes the New Release Index! We’re all about bringing you the best bookish ...
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December 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Meet the New Release Index, Now Included with All Access: Great news! Book Riot All Access now includes the New Release Index! We’re all about bringing you the best bookish ...
The Queer Books NPR Loved This Year: Here are the queer books that made it onto NPR's Books We Love list, from Actress of a Certain Age to When They Burned the Butterfly.
The Queer Books NPR Loved This Year
Here are the queer books that made it onto NPR's Books We Love list, from Actress of a Certain Age to When They Burned the Butterfly.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The Queer Books NPR Loved This Year: Here are the queer books that made it onto NPR's Books We Love list, from Actress of a Certain Age to When They Burned the Butterfly.
11 Book Censorship Posts to Revisit: Book Censorship News, November 28, 2025: Explaining book bans to those eager to understand, parental beliefs on library safety, and more book censorship posts to revisit.
11 Book Censorship Posts to Revisit: Book Censorship News, November 28, 2025
Explaining book bans to those eager to understand, parental beliefs on library safety, and more book censorship posts to revisit.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:17 AM
11 Book Censorship Posts to Revisit: Book Censorship News, November 28, 2025: Explaining book bans to those eager to understand, parental beliefs on library safety, and more book censorship posts to revisit.
Horror Books by Native American Authors: Three works of Native American horror worthy of your TBR.
Horror Books by Native American Authors
Three works of Native American horror worthy of your TBR.
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December 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Horror Books by Native American Authors: Three works of Native American horror worthy of your TBR.
The Best YA Historical Fantasy Books: Dive into history with a magical twist in these enchanting YA historical fantasy books.
The Best YA Historical Fantasy Books
Dive into history with a magical twist in these enchanting YA historical fantasy books.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The Best YA Historical Fantasy Books: Dive into history with a magical twist in these enchanting YA historical fantasy books.
RAWR!: The Best New Dinosaur Books for Little Paleontologists: Fill the shelves of the budding paleontologist in your life with these great new dinosaur books.
RAWR!: The Best New Dinosaur Books for Little Paleontologists
Fill the shelves of the budding paleontologist in your life with these great new dinosaur books.
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December 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
RAWR!: The Best New Dinosaur Books for Little Paleontologists: Fill the shelves of the budding paleontologist in your life with these great new dinosaur books.
Add This Instant Fantasy Classic to Your Holiday Wishlist: This debut fantasy novel from the author and illustrator of Nimona should go right to the top of your TBR.
Add This Instant Fantasy Classic to Your Holiday Wishlist
This debut fantasy novel from the author and illustrator of Nimona should go right to the top of your TBR.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Add This Instant Fantasy Classic to Your Holiday Wishlist: This debut fantasy novel from the author and illustrator of Nimona should go right to the top of your TBR.
Celebrate More Than Christmas With These Lesser-Known Peanuts Holiday Specials: From Valentine's Day to Election Day, check out these lesser-known Peanuts holiday specials.
Celebrate More Than Christmas With These Lesser-Known Peanuts Holiday Specials
From Valentine's Day to Election Day, check out these lesser-known Peanuts holiday specials.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Celebrate More Than Christmas With These Lesser-Known Peanuts Holiday Specials: From Valentine's Day to Election Day, check out these lesser-known Peanuts holiday specials.
The Library is Full of Ghosts (and I’m Not Talking About Hauntings): This is the quiet philosophy of librarianship: tending the threshold between what was and what will be.
The Library is Full of Ghosts (and I’m Not Talking About Hauntings)
This is the quiet philosophy of librarianship: tending the threshold between what was and what will be.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The Library is Full of Ghosts (and I’m Not Talking About Hauntings): This is the quiet philosophy of librarianship: tending the threshold between what was and what will be.
More Lists of the Best Nonfiction Books of the Year—Plus Some Advice for Goodreads: Barnes&Noble surprises, while TIME gives a few under-the-radar choices.
More Lists of the Best Nonfiction Books of the Year—Plus Some Advice for Goodreads
Barnes&Noble surprises, while TIME gives a few under-the-radar choices.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:04 AM
More Lists of the Best Nonfiction Books of the Year—Plus Some Advice for Goodreads: Barnes&Noble surprises, while TIME gives a few under-the-radar choices.
New Bookish Mystery Crime Shows To Watch: There's a Walter Mosley adaptation, a mystery about a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and a show written by Marlon James.
New Bookish Mystery Crime Shows To Watch
There's a Walter Mosley adaptation, a mystery about a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and a show written by Marlon James.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
New Bookish Mystery Crime Shows To Watch: There's a Walter Mosley adaptation, a mystery about a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and a show written by Marlon James.
Readers Fighting Back Against AI—Plus More Comics News: There's a new V for Vendetta show in the works, a Lakota dub of The Avengers available on Disney+ now, and more.
Readers Fighting Back Against AI—Plus More Comics News
There's a new V for Vendetta show in the works, a Lakota dub of The Avengers available on Disney+ now, and more.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Readers Fighting Back Against AI—Plus More Comics News: There's a new V for Vendetta show in the works, a Lakota dub of The Avengers available on Disney+ now, and more.
Book Review: Harnessing the Power of Dreams and Nightmares
Book Review: Harnessing the Power of Dreams and Nightmares
In "Nightmare Obscura," dream scientist Michelle Carr argues that our dreamscapes are essential pillars of who we are.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Book Review: Harnessing the Power of Dreams and Nightmares
Naomi Wood! Britney Spears! Fomenting revolution! 20 new paperbacks out this December.: December is upon us, and that means not only a month of exciting new books to look forward to, but a wonderful opportunity for many of us to also pick up some new books as… #CraftandCriticism #LiteraryCriticism
Naomi Wood! Britney Spears! Fomenting revolution! 20 new paperbacks out this December.
December is upon us, and that means not only a month of exciting new books to look forward to, but a wonderful opportunity for many of us to also pick up some new books as gifts for the special ones
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December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Naomi Wood! Britney Spears! Fomenting revolution! 20 new paperbacks out this December.: December is upon us, and that means not only a month of exciting new books to look forward to, but a wonderful opportunity for many of us to also pick up some new books as… #CraftandCriticism #LiteraryCriticism
A New Book from Ruta Sepetys and the Facts That Shape Emma Donoghue’s Historical Fiction: Plus, Sapphic Asian historical fiction recommendations by adult debut author Wen Yi-Lee.
A New Book from Ruta Sepetys and the Facts That Shape Emma Donoghue’s Historical Fiction
Plus, Sapphic Asian historical fiction recommendations by adult debut author Wen Yi-Lee.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A New Book from Ruta Sepetys and the Facts That Shape Emma Donoghue’s Historical Fiction: Plus, Sapphic Asian historical fiction recommendations by adult debut author Wen Yi-Lee.
A Beautiful Picture Book that Exudes Coziness and Warmth: Adults should also get in on those endearing story, full of community, nature, and care.
A Beautiful Picture Book that Exudes Coziness and Warmth
Adults should also get in on those endearing story, full of community, nature, and care.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A Beautiful Picture Book that Exudes Coziness and Warmth: Adults should also get in on those endearing story, full of community, nature, and care.
The Best Horror Books From Around the World: These 8 books that take place from the Philippines to Iceland to Nigeria have real-life serial killers, surreal apparitions, and more.
The Best Horror Books From Around the World
These 8 books that take place from the Philippines to Iceland to Nigeria have real-life serial killers, surreal apparitions, and more.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The Best Horror Books From Around the World: These 8 books that take place from the Philippines to Iceland to Nigeria have real-life serial killers, surreal apparitions, and more.
“The Voice of a Free People is Full of Turbulence and Grace.” Marilynne Robinson Accepts the Lewis H. Lapham Award: The Lewis H. Lapham Award for Literary Excellence was awarded earlier this month to Marilynne Robinson at a gala celebrating Harper’s Magazine’s… #BookNews #CraftandCriticism
“The Voice of a Free People is Full of Turbulence and Grace.” Marilynne Robinson Accepts the Lewis H. Lapham Award
The Lewis H. Lapham Award for Literary Excellence was awarded earlier this month to Marilynne Robinson at a gala celebrating Harper’s Magazine’s incredible 175-year milestone of continuous publication. Named for longtime Harper’s editor Lewis H. Lapham, whose vision and independent voice shaped
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December 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
“The Voice of a Free People is Full of Turbulence and Grace.” Marilynne Robinson Accepts the Lewis H. Lapham Award: The Lewis H. Lapham Award for Literary Excellence was awarded earlier this month to Marilynne Robinson at a gala celebrating Harper’s Magazine’s… #BookNews #CraftandCriticism
How Sex Workers Organize For Empowerment Across the Global South: In the spring of 2021, people in the United States and across the world grappled with mass violence committed against Asian women after eight people, including six immigrant Chinese and Korean massage workers, were… #Features #Health
How Sex Workers Organize For Empowerment Across the Global South
In the spring of 2021, people in the United States and across the world grappled with mass violence committed against Asian women after eight people, including six immigrant Chinese and Korean massage workers, were killed at Asian spas in the
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December 5, 2025 at 4:04 AM