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Christmas and Other Horrors edited by Ellen Datlow Why read one holiday horror story when you could read 17? Christmas and Other Horrors, edited by Hugo Award-winning editor Ellen Datlow, features new horror stories about Christmas and the winter solstice by many of your favorite horror authors, including Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu, Josh Malerman,
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We’re going to see more laws similar to these popping up, as both Utah and South Carolina’s work has not yet been challenged or defeated in court as unconstitutional. Indeed, for all of the wailing about “local control” and “parental rights,” what will happen is a continued loss of local control and parental rights as
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You Belong to Me by Hayley Krischer (April 15) This might be the only book on this list that’s not a capital-R romance, though sapphic romance plays a big part in this psychological thriller. If you, like me, are obsessed with pyramid schemes and especially those related to the beauty industry (think books like Rouge
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And, while the surveys collected and analyzed in the study were specific to the New York Public Library, researchers believe they can be extended to other libraries—be they in rural, urban, or suburban areas—across the country. Daphna Blatt, the NYPL’s Senior Director of Strategy & Public Impact and one of the people involved in the
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. “The book was better” isn’t always true…but it’s a cliché for a reason. Readers know that unique heartbreak of having a favorite book be mangled in the adaptation. But which adaptations did the worst job with the source
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s a look back at the news stories Today in Books readers were most interested in this week. The New York Times Picks Its 10 Best Books of 2024 If there is a list you want to be
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The Lists Keep Coming and They Don’t Stop Coming Gone are the days when a publication could release
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Take, for example, Warren County Public Library in New Jersey. Despite rampant pushback from the community, the library board of trustees voted recently to post BookLooks as a “review resource” in four of its libraries. It is being put alongside actual legitimate review sources for patrons to have access to while in the library or
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The results of this year’s Goodreads Choice Awards are finally in, and while it’s always fun to see what others are reading, we have to say that they are a little disappointing. Let’s rewind a bit first, though.
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. We’re in the midst of the flood of “best books” lists coming from every outlet, which means it’s time to see what books have been floating to the top over and over, as well as which titles are
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