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Romance

J.R. Ward is the Queen of Sexy Vampires

The year was 2005, and I was just discovering that you could order books from Amazon and they would show up on your doorstop in a few days. (It was a simpler time.) Thanks to a part-time job, I was flush with cash and ready to spend it all on…

Rachel CarterAugust 10, 2016

Romance

Literary Crushes: The Romantic Leads in Books Who Are Worthy of Your Affection!

It’s no secret that a bunch of the books we consider uber-romantic are actually kind of creepy. Tweens found Edward Cullen irresistible, despite the fact that he has an over 100 year age difference from his 17-year-old girlfriend. Grown women find Mr. Rochester’s Byronic shtick super sexy, even though he…

Katie HiresJune 15, 2016

Romance

Heat Index: 5 Hot New Historical Novels You Must Read

There’s something about getting your hands on a novel that transports you to another time and place with just a turn of the page that warms the soul. Whether it’s St. Thomas in the early 1800s or 17th century Italy, diving into these historical time pieces is like entering an…

Beth WaskoJuly 23, 2015

Miscellany

Why #PaperbackBookDay is a Literary Celebration

We all love our e-readers, our iPads, Kindles and Nooks. They allow us to carry entire libraries worth of books in our pockets, and when we get tired of reading, we can use them to check out Facebook or play Angry Birds. But July 30 is Paperback Book Day, a…

Michael RuscoeJuly 28, 2015

Nonfiction

Smart Reads: 5 Beautiful Books That Offer a Visual Feast

By now our readers are aware of how much we love the holidays—and how much we love sharing our favorite books to give as gifts. But our suggestions wouldn’t be complete without those gorgeous coffee table books that sweep you away with their luscious photos and fascinating stories. Their spectacular…

JeriAnn GellerDecember 10, 2015

Nonfiction

TED Talks: Ron Finley Discusses Urban Gardening as Social Rebellion

Ron Finley sees soil as his tapestry, something to be embellished with renewable food that brings his community together. He gave this week’s TED Tuesday talk, “A Guerilla Gardener in South Central LA” at TED 2013, and spoke about his passion project: creating vegetable gardens in his urban neighborhood inside…

Katie HiresNovember 3, 2015

Fiction

Crazy for “Hamilton”? Here’s 4 Books You Should be Reading!

I think we can all agree that "Hamilton" is the best thing to happen to Broadway since, well, ever. It seemed to become a national phenomenon overnight, and now it’s all any of us can talk about. There’s also no real reason it should have worked: after all, does anything…

Rachel CarterMay 9, 2016

Fiction

4 Books to Read After You Binge Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle

Sometimes I’ll casually watch a show for years, just popping in to catch an episode or two. But other times I’ll become instantly obsessed, binging every episode I can get my hands on in a matter of days. This was my recent experience with the Amazon Original Series Mozart in the Jungle,…

Rachel CarterMarch 23, 2016

Literary Crushes: The Romantic Leads in Books Who Are Worthy of Your Affection!

Heat Index: 5 Hot New Historical Novels You Must Read

Why #PaperbackBookDay is a Literary Celebration

Smart Reads: 5 Beautiful Books That Offer a Visual Feast

TED Talks: Ron Finley Discusses Urban Gardening as Social Rebellion

Crazy for “Hamilton”? Here’s 4 Books You Should be Reading!

4 Books to Read After You Binge Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle

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