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When Words Were Scary…

There was a time when the most popular way to scare your closest friends and family was through relatively simple ...

The books that occupy the Occupy movement

Forget outdoor supply stores, books have been central to equipping the Occupy movement. For many of those camped out in ...

GENRE KRYPTONITE: Stunt Memoirs

GENRE KRYPTONITE is a regular feature about genres we have an inexplicable weak spot for. Check out previous entries here. ...

Symptoms of the Textually Diseased

We’re working on a post about the various extra-reading activities that separate the book-obsessed from the average reader. You know ...

The End of Cosmos: Chick Lit in the Recession Age

About this time last month, Entertainment Weekly ran an article about authors who avoid the “chick lit” label, highlighting the likes ...

The Four Bookish Apps You Need to Have Right Now

I admit it, I’m a fiend for finding apps that make my life easier. Since getting the iPad (and now ...

Rereading; Or, Ignoring Mount TBR

I recently reorganized my bookshelves into “read” and “not yet read GUILT GUILT GUILT.” Much to my shock and awe, ...

Best Word Ever (for this week)

One of the joys of reading (aside, you know, from the joy of reading) is the discovery of new words. ...

Confessions of a Poetry Bully

Of all the literary forms, poetry is the most picked upon. It is the small wheezy kid selected last in ...

A Real “Book” Workout

While I’m a fan of loud, pumping music to get me through a class and a good juicy tabloid to ...