Was Twilight topping the charts the last time you cleaned your home library? It’s time. A book restoration expert walks us through the process. Read more
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Eight of the Most Fascinating Biographies to Read
Each is animated by the author’s love—for their subject, for language, and for pushing the boundaries of what the genre can do. Read more
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The Rise of Smutty Book Clubs
Smutty book clubs are now gaining traction across the world. In London, Main Character – a new romance-novel-themed shop in Spitalfields – is holding monthly Smut Clubs and “spicy read” open-mic nights. Toronto-based romance-only book store Hopeless Romantic now has four book clubs to keep up with demand and the breadth of the genre – contemporary romance, ‘dark and spicy’, queer, and romantasy. Read more
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How Math and Literature Are Unexpectedly Connected
“The universe is full of underlying structure, pattern, and regularity, and mathematics is the best tool we have for understanding it,” writes [Sarah] Hart in her book, Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature. “That’s why mathematics is often called the language of the universe, and why it is so vital to science.” In her book, Hart reveals a long list of literary greats who love mathematics such as James Joyce, Edgar Allan Poe and George Eliot. She also points to popular authors today who use math in their work like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Michael Crichton who wrote Jurassic Park.
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Here Are a Few Offbeat Books You Might Enjoy
Every book is a doorway into another world, and some worlds are weirder than others. We asked members of the campus community to recommend a few that expand our notions of what literature can be. Read more
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Crime and the City: Reno
The international crime reading series pops in on the biggest little city in the world. Read more
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Reading Books Can Help You Live Longer—Here’s How
Every January, many of us resolve to finally read more. A new book appears on the nightstand, an audiobook gets downloaded, or we dust off an old library card. We keep finding our way back to it because reading feels like a wholesome promise of more calm, curiosity, and escape. But research increasingly suggests that reading may be more powerful than we realize. In fact, doing so regularly has been linked to lower stress, stronger memory, protection against cognitive decline and dementia, and even a longer life. Read more
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Dragons, Sex and the Bible: What Drove the Book Business This Year
Nonfiction and Y.A. are hurting, but genre fiction and the Good Book are booming. Read more
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The Best Music Books of 2025
These are some of our favorite books about music from 2025. Read more
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7 Podcasts for Bookworms
In a world filled with digital distractions, these shows will help you indulge, develop or rekindle a love for reading. Read more
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