The List List #9

Boy does the internet like a list. And boy, does the bookish internet love a book list. Here’s a round-up of recent bookish lists that caught our attention. See previous installments here. 

At NPR, 15 Summer Readings Handpicked by Indie Booksellers

At Flavorwire, 10 Epidemically Overrated Books

At the Oxford Dictionaries blog, Beastie Boys Lyrics in the OED

At LitReactor, Ten Authors Who Write Great Dialogue

At AbeBooks, The 25 Worst Children in Literature

At BuzzFeed, 15 Books by Great Authors That Were Never Finished

At Flavorwire, 10 Famous Authors’ Fascinating Alter Egos

At The Guardian, Terrifying French Children’s Books–in Pictures

At The Thing About Flying, 11 Really Long Novels Worth Your While

At Mental Floss, 9 Delightful Library Cats

At Vulture, The 50 Worst Synonyms in 50 Shades of Grey

At Entertainment Weekly, 12 Books to Read if You Like HBO’s “Girls”

and…

At Flavorwire, 10 Incredibly Bizarre Works of Book Art