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Why Can’t I Finish This Book?

One Rioter on not being able to finish a book in nine months.

6 Great Bookish Parodies from Sesame Street

Great book parody videos from Sesame Street including Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, The Hunger Games and True Blood

How Do We Break Our Internet Habit and Read More Books?

How do we make ourselves log off and just read more books?

My Accidental WWII Audiobook Curriculum

A list of favorite World War II audiobooks

Why Do We Love the Apocalypse?

Apocalypse books have never been more popular. This article examines why that is, with some help from California author Edan Lepucki.

What To Read If You Want More Downton Abbey

What to read next if you can't get enough Downton Abbey.

Frak It All: The 5 Types of Swears You Find in Speculative Fiction

Swearing in speculative fiction can trip up a reader or help build a world.

40 Tiny Tasks For a Richer Reading Life

40 easy ways to improve your reading life that you can start right now.

A Simple Tale About Man Who Hates An Animal: MOBY-DICK in Pop Culture

A list of popular culture references to Moby-Dick, including The Simpsons, Family Guy, Starbucks, Moby, Led Zeppelin, Star Trek and many more

Literary Crushes

Which bookish characters have you fallen in love with or had a literary crush on?