Book Recs
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Book RecsAuthor Picks
Brave Dames, Great Hearts
Susan Isaacs
The author of Goldberg Variations suggests female heroines who are no damsels in distress.
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Book RecsThe Book That Made Me a Reader
On King Arthur and Thomas Mann's Disorder and Early Sorrow
William Gass
Two books made me a reader. I dragged my anchor and sat through the fourth grade sullen and slow, my cargo a hold full of negativities, and even...
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Book RecsAuthor Picks
Great Books Inspired by the Classics
Madeline Miller
From Hamlet to Jane Eyre, these picks from the author of The Song of Achilles have friends in high places!
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Book RecsJunior Edition
Junior Edition #35
Celia McGee
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Book RecsAuthor Picks
Five Great Historical Fictions
Sheila Kohler
The author of Dreaming For Freud selects must-read works that bring the past to life.
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Book RecsAuthor Picks
Dean Koontz's Five Favorite Books About Dogs
Dean Koontz
This bestselling author is “dog-obsessed!” Here are his picks for five books about man’s best friend.
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Book RecsJunior Edition
Junior Edition #34
Celia McGee
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Book RecsJunior Edition
Junior Edition #33
Celia McGee
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Book RecsThe Book That Made Me a Reader
On Ernest Hemingway's In Our Time...and more
George Saunders
The book that first made me a reader was In Our Time, by Ernest Hemingway, and a specific edition of the book: a hardcover, probably...
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Book RecsThe Book That Made Me a Reader
On Watership Down
Junot Díaz
Like some, I became a reader as soon as I learned to read.