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Back to School with Audiobooks

A disabled and chronically ill reader shares how audiobooks, and the accessibility they afforded, gave her a life-long love of learning.

What Makes a Good Book Club Question?

What makes for a good book club question? Here are some tips to consider before your next book club meeting.

How TikTok Gave Colleen Hoover and her Novels a Resurgence

Colleen Hoover is one of the most popular authors on TikTok. But how did her popularity soar on the platform?

Comixology vs. Marvel Unlimited: Which One Is Better?

Comixology vs Marvel Unlimited? It depends on many factors. Find out which comic subscription service suits you more.

Why We Keep Retelling the Hades and Persephone Myth

Romance novel retellings of the Hades and Persephone myth are increasingly common. What gives this relationship such staying power?

The Words “I Wanted” Do Not Belong in Book Reviews

If your review is peppered with the words "I wanted", it doesn't mean the book was bad. But it probably means you've written a bad review.

A Bookish History of Fandom

From handwritten letters and zines to LiveJournal and then TikTok, bookish fandoms continue to reinvent themselves to stay relevant.

How Community Food Pantries Can Support Readers and Create New Ones

Food insecurity and low literacy overlap in countless ways, which make community food pantries the perfect place to promote books and reading.

Lenient Amusing Shore: The Literary Life of Fire Island

Fire Island, a safe haven for queer people, has a rich literary history that includes some of literature's greatest writers.

The State of the Beach Read

While the term "beach read" wasn't coined until the 1990s, summer reading has been a staple for more than a century.