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Every Book Lover Should Own A Reading Journal From Papier

Here's why a Papier reading journal deserves a spot on your bookshelf.


Here’s Why You Get a Book Hangover—and How to Get Over It

Can't stop thinking about the book you finished last week? Classic book hangover. Here's why it happens, plus how to...


How to Read More Books: 18 Tips from Big-Time Bookworms

So many books, so little time! With these simple tips from BookTokkers, librarians and other literary experts, you can read...


Barnes & Noble Is Opening More Stores Than It Has in Over a Decade

Book lovers rejoice! Barnes and Noble is making a comeback.


The Rainbow Fish Controversy: Is This Classic Book Outdated?

You may have loved the shiny illustrations in this ’90s classic as a kid, but you might be shocked by...


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Down the Crime-Fiction Rabbit Hole with Iris Yamashita, Author of City Under One Roof

City Under One Roof author Iris Yamashita sat down with the Reader's Digest Book Club to discuss her debut mystery...


The 2023 Newbery Medal Winner Was Just Announced

This historical fiction children's book won the prestigious award.


Top 15 Cheapest Places to Buy Used Books Online

Books for under a buck? Yes, please! These sites that sell cheap books are calling your name.

25 Graphic Novels for Teens We Can’t Get Enough Of

This list of the best graphic novels for teens includes fantasy, horror, romance and diverse coming-of-age stories for teens finding...


32 Best Young Adult Book Series, According to a Librarian

Get sucked into new worlds with these standout young adult book series


I Read 300 Books This Year, and These Are the 15 Best Books of 2023

From a nonfiction shipwreck to a prison dystopia and a remote colony of Jupiter, the best books of 2023 will...


How to Read the Magic Tree House Books in Order

Here's how to get your kids started reading the delightful, imaginative Magic Tree House series in order—or how to reread...


How to Start a Book Club: The Complete Guide

Create a thriving community of readers—and keep meeting attendance high—with these fun and easy tips for starting a book club


Here’s How to Read the Virgin River Books in Order

Bide your time while waiting for Season 5 to hit Netflix by reading all the Virgin River books in order


50 Science Fiction Books That’ll Transport You to a Different Place and Time

If you're a bookworm with an affinity for wormholes (or other science fiction faves), these are the best sci-fi books...


Prince Harry’s Book Just Dropped—Here’s What Royal Experts Are Saying About It

Rumors are swirling about what could grace the pages of the Duke of Sussex's memoir. Here's what we know about...


Jeff Kinney on the Latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book and His Disney+ Film

Fifteen years after his first book rocketed him to international bestsellerdom, Jeff Kinney reflects on his new Diary of a...

22 Time Travel Books That’ll Transport You to Another Time and Place

The best time travel books of every genre will make you laugh, cry and fall in love as you transcend...


How to Buy and Listen to Audiobooks on Spotify

As the audio streaming giant expands its bookish offerings, subscribers are treated to over 375,000 titles. Here's how to buy...


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22 Books About Friendship to Share with Your Bestie

Grab your pals and dive into these riveting books about friendship that are all about sidekicks, soulmates and chosen family


24 Best Enemies-to-Lovers Books for Romance Readers of All Types

Pick up these enemies-to-lovers books when you're looking for a delicious love story filled with sizzling romantic tension


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10 Books You Need to Read Before They Become Movies This Year

Listen up, bibliophiles! These books are being made into movies in 2023, so now is the time to read them.


Ibram X. Kendi on His New Book and Why Kids Today Need the Kinds of Books Being Banned

The MacArthur Genius Grant winner on teaching children about anti-racism, fighting book bans and introducing young children to classic Black...

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31 Haunting Halloween Books That Will Keep You Up at Night

Read these Halloween books by jack-o'-lantern light


How 10 Authors and BookTok Influencers Organize Their Bookshelves

Organizing books is as much an art as a science, and these bookworms prove there's more than one way to...


As Book Banning Increases, Librarians Are Banding Together to Fight Back

Librarians are on the front lines of the book-banning battle, but they're not giving up without a fight


Meet the Teens Fighting Book Bans with Banned Book Clubs

In the face of censorship, students are coming together to exercise their right to read through banned book club gatherings


25 Dark Academia Books You’ll Be Totally Obsessed With

Pull out your favorite tweed jacket and cozy up in your reading chair with one of these unputdownable dark academia...


85 Best Book Club Questions to Get the Conversation Flowing

For your next book club meeting, liven up the conversation with these fun and thought-provoking book club questions