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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • March 10, 2024

As long as there have been books, there have been women writers, but until the last few centuries, their voices were marginalized, discounted, and even silenced. Finally, this is changing. In celebration of Women's History Month, here are 21 time-honored classics by women who broke new ground and earned their spot in literary history.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • March 05, 2024

Have the new Dune movies got you all fired up to read the books that inspired them? Congratulations! You have a thrilling adventure ahead. To help you get started, we've created this guide to understanding the various series and how they fit into the overall timeline.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • March 03, 2024

Are you a Connections connoisseur? A Wordle wizard? A Murdle master? If you're a fan of word and logic puzzles and looking for more opportunities to sharpen your skills, we've got you covered.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • February 27, 2024

Taylor Swift's new album The Tortured Poets Department comes out April 19. Swift has a long history of including literary nods in her music and this title suggests her most bookish album yet! In preparation, we're reviewing a few of her poetical references of the past and making predictions about where the new album will take us.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • February 25, 2024

Marvel Studios recently revealed its cast for the new Fantastic Four movie. Created in 1961 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, The Fantastic Four is credited with shaping the Marvel Era as we know it. With the new film coming out next summer, now is the perfect time to start exploring this seminal series.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • February 20, 2024

No matter how massive our TBR piles get, we're always finding new titles we want to throw on top of them! Here are 24 exciting March releases available for preorder, along with suggestions for similar reads you can enjoy right away.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • February 18, 2024

It's always fun to see our favorite books on the screen. But sometimes, great literature gets adapted before we've had the chance to read it. Or maybe we want to reread them before we watch. Here are fifteen of the books behind the newest book-to-screen adaptations.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • February 11, 2024

Is your wardrobe on point? Are you a would-be fashionista? It's New York Fashion Week! Get into the glamour of it all with these sixteen fabulously fashionable reads.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • February 08, 2024

Are you excited for the Oscars next month? If so, you might want to catch up on the literature that inspired some of the nominated movies. Here's your reading list for the 2024 Academy Awards.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • February 04, 2024

It's hard to beat the excitement of falling in love—especially first love. It's intoxicating and all-consuming—that sense of full-throated euphoria that makes you want to shout from the rooftops. As we look ahead toward Valentine's Day, we're highlighting fifteen heartfelt novels about first love.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • February 01, 2024

It's time for our annual roundup of the best books from the previous year. The full list of titles we chose span the full range of genres and categories. But for all you speculative fiction junkies, here are the nineteen sci-fi & fantasy reads that made the cut.

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