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If you’re looking for some light, cozy mysteries, you’ve come to the wrong place. These dark crime books aren’t for the faint of heart. Crime fiction includes a number of genres familiar to mystery readers. From courtroom dramas to psychological thrillers to police procedurals, crime fiction can come from many perspectives. But the books suggested
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High school was an awkward time that I could not wait to escape while it was happening and, though you couldn’t pay me to go back, it is still a time that is filled with some of my fondest bookish memories. I met friends who were avid readers and who shared their favorite books with
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The 2020 Booker Prize Longlist has been announced! This year’s longlist is comprised of 13 novels that span the globe, ranging from established authors like Hilary Mantel to debuts from new voices like Kiley Reid, C Pam Zhang, and Brandon Taylor. First awarded in 1969, the Booker Prize is open to writers of any nationality writing in English and published
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Content Warning: This post contains foul language, as well as discussion of online harassment, depression, and suicide. I’m currently about a third of the way through The Name of the Wind, the first book in Patrick Rothfuss’s Kingkiller Chronicle trilogy. It’s one of my partner’s favorites, and I’ve got plenty of time right now to
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There are nowhere near enough books with pansexual main characters. Pansexual individuals are capable of experiencing sexual attraction to people of any gender, and they are a vital part of the queer community. Pansexual people deserve to see themselves represented much more often than they historically have been. Without representation, it can be much harder
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Today’s Featured Deals In case you missed yesterday’s most popular deals Previous Daily Deals A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton for $1.99 Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce for $2.99 The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman for $2.99 Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier for $1.99 Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo for $1.99
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For nearly a hundred years, our pop culture has been saturated with figures from comic books, superheroes and otherwise. The traditional comic book industry alone brings in over a billion dollars a year, and that’s not even touching on the billions upon billions in profit made from superhero movies, shows, video games, and merchandise. It’s
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Today’s Featured Deals In case you missed yesterday’s most popular deals Previous Daily Deals Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce for $2.99 The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman for $2.99 Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier for $1.99 Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo for $1.99 River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey for $3.99 Dorothy Must
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In my time as a teenager, stage manager, and now librarian I’ve seen various plays and musicals that dominated the minds and shelves of young adults. Often sharing fandom space with kids who were already passionate readers, these theatrical works have become known not just as performances, but have also had their cast recordings downloaded,
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Today’s Featured Deals In case you missed yesterday’s most popular deals Previous Daily Deals Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier for $1.99 Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo for $1.99 River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey for $3.99 Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige for $1.99 Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson for $1.99 The French Girl
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Data visualization communicates the relationships of data through graphs, charts, and other visual mediums. It’s the difference between hundreds of rows on a spreadsheet and a concise graph with a key and color coating. Being an ever-increasing driving force behind business decisions, it’s important that data is accessible and understandable to people who might not
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Today’s Featured Deals In case you missed yesterday’s most popular deals Previous Daily Deals A Love Hate Thing by Whitney D. Grandison for $1.99 Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta for $2.99 All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages by Saundra Mitchell for $3.99 The Pillars of the Earth by
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If you spend any amount of time on Twitter, you’ve probably encountered videoclips of synchronized performers dancing to K-pop. Or maybe you’ve spotted a preview of a Korean drama on Netflix. But what about novels, you ask? You want to read stories about Korean characters, that feature Korean culture, or draw upon Korean folklore and
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Today’s Featured Deals In case you missed yesterday’s most popular deals Previous Daily Deals Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta for $2.99 All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages by Saundra Mitchell for $3.99 The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett for $1.99 Mr. Penumbra‘s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin
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I’ve had a lot of time to think lately. Like many of you, I’m not a huge fan of too much mental downtime, and as this whole COVID-19 thing has stretched into its fourth month, I’ve felt an increasing need to fill some of the empty spots between my ears. I’ve done so, at least in
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In anxious and worrisome times like these, it’s crucial to care for yourself. But with everyday bring fresh chaos, how can you soothe your soul? Each of these 20 self-care books takes a different approach to guiding you towards a self-care practice. Ranging from health self-care books to psychology self-care books and, of course, happiness
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