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Bookish Goods for Emily Henry Fans

From totes and tees to candles and adorable prints, fall in love with these bookish goods for Emily Henry fans.

10 Romance Recs for Barack Obama

This list of romance recommendations for Barack Obama align with his 2022 Summer Reading List. Here's to seeing them on next year's list!

Some of The Most Controversial Book Opinions

What makes a controversial book opinion controversial and not just boring?

Characters That Live in Our Heads Rent-Free

Some characters live in our heads rent-free, have us down bad, and are just generally hard to forget. Why is that? One writer explores.

9 Books Like THE BEAR

From memoirs by chefs and stories about Chicago to fiction about family and food, there's something for everyone in these books like The Bear.

The Bookish Life of Michelle Yeoh

From BUTTERFLY AND SWORD to AMERICAN BORN CHINESE, get to know the bookish life of actress Michelle Yeoh.

30 of the Most Influential Children’s Books of All Time

These are some of the most influential children's books ever written, both to publishing and to society at large, including Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh.

PRH WTF: The Weirdest Quotes From the Penguin Random House Trial

“Everything is random in publishing. Success is random. Bestsellers are random. So that is why we are the Random House!”

Should We Still Study Shakespeare?

Should we still study Shakespeare? There isn’t a simple answer, but I think we should.

The Bookish Life of Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has donated more than 100 million books, but that's just one aspect of Dolly Parton's literary legacy!