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Bookish Halloween costume (and party) options for 2020

Posted on 10/25/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Halloween, like every other day this year, promises to be not exactly normal. That doesn’t mean bookworms still can’t have...

Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Just for fun

Posted on 10/25/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of October 25, 2020. Anne Tyler (October 25, 1941): Tyler’s...

Tagged As: History, Just for fun

Posted on 10/24/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our...

Categories: Favorites

Tagged As: Just for fun

Posted on 10/24/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Readers looking for serious scares don’t usually have to try very hard around Halloween — plenty of lists share books...

Tagged As: Just for fun, Reader stories

Posted on 10/22/2020 at 10:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What happens when two already popular concepts that have seen a resurgence of interest since the pandemic hit are combined?...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Classic literature, Just for fun, Publishers Weekly, Science fiction, Women in literature

Posted on 10/21/2020 at 03:14 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Well, this is a much nicer quarantine project than organizing the attic (ahem). Members of LibraryThing, a website that allows...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: History, Just for fun, Libraries

Posted on 10/20/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Critic Ron Charles is no stranger to disappointing book endings. After all, he reads his fair share of them, and...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book lists, Just for fun

Posted on 10/18/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Halloween is just around the corner, and Literary Hub is definitely getting in the holiday spirit. The two offerings: book...

Tagged As: Just for fun, Literary Hub

Posted on 10/18/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of October 18, 2020. Terry McMillan (October 18, 1951): McMillan...

Tagged As: History, Just for fun

Posted on 10/17/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our...

Categories: Favorites

Tagged As: Just for fun