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“Bad” Books, and the Readers That Love Them

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Can a Book Really Be For Everyone?

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Bookish Death Cleaning: On What We Keep, and What It Means

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Coming to Terms With “Cozy” Fiction

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Five Ways You Might Be Crushing on a Book

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Why Are We Talking About Books Like This?

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The Golden Age of SF (But Not the One You’re Thinking Of)

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Books That Grab You
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Finding the Books That Grab You

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Every Book in the Right Time

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Out With Book Clubs — In With Book Trades!

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Mark Each Year in Books: Thoughts on Reading Traditions

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reading habits

Five Strategies for Taming an Unruly TBR List

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“There is an art to smiling in a way that others will believe. It is always important to include the eyes; otherwise, people will know you hate them.”

N.K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season

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