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Adam Gopnik recommends 6 classic books for literature fans

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Liam Callahan's 6 favorite books set in Rome

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Rupert Holmes recommends 6 timeless books

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Rebecca Makkai's 6 favorite books that take place in boarding schools

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Matt Ruff's 6 favorite works with supernatural themes

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Heinz Insu Fenkl's 6 favorite books with themes of spirituality and growth

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Julia May Jonas recommends 6 captivating reads

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Matthew Salesses' 6 favorite Asian American novels

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De'Shawn Charles Winslow's 6 favorite books about self-identity

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Allegra Goodman recommends 6 moving and powerful reads

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Meghan O'Rourke recommends 6 books on understanding pain and illness

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Uwem Akpan recommends 6 books with powerful lessons

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Stephanie McCarter recommends 6 translations of Greek and Roman literature

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Charmaine Wilkerson's 6 favorite books with themes of struggle and war

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Briefing

The best new Christmas-themed books for your holiday reading

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Sarah Thankam Mathews' 6 favorite books about life-changing experiences and self discovery

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Lisa Unger's 6 favorite books you won't want to put down

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Ross Gay's 6 favorite works with powerful and inspiring stories

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Zosia Mamet recommends 6 books that will bowl you over

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Nora McInerny's 6 favorite books about interpersonal relationships

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Gregory Maguire's 6 favorite books filled with imagination

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Gabriel Byrne's 6 favorite books with memorable characters

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Elizabeth McCracken's 6 favorite books that tackle tough topics

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Andrew Sean Greer's 6 favorite travel-themed books for those that crave an adventure

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Andrew Liptak

How cosplay went mainstream

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Therese Anne Fowler's 6 favorite books filled with family drama

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Emily Giffin's 6 favorite books for those who love uncovering secrets

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Charlotte Mendelson's 6 favorite fiction books with historical themes

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Sy Montgomery's 6 favorite books for animal lovers

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Dolen Perkins-Valdez's 6 favorite historical novels

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Bodice-stitchers

Oklahoma library cancels romance book club after board bans sexual content

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Mai Al-Nakib recommends 6 books

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Mary Laura Philpott's 6 favorite books that will make you laugh and cry

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Maggie Shipstead's 6 favorite works about the sea and sky

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John Scalzi's 6 favorite works with science fiction themes