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A new look at annual data provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services’s annual Public Libraries Survey by the website WordsRated, a non-commercial research organization focused on books, reading, and publishing, offers an expansive view of the state of U.S. public libraries since 1992 Among some of the key findings are that in-person
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One of your fundamental rights as a U.S. citizen is access to public information. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires government agencies to release information to citizens upon request, with the goal of making government more transparent to its citizens. It’s undergone a number of changes since its inception in 1966, but it is
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Under a moonlit sky, 12-year-old Homer and his little sister, Ada, run away from Southerland Plantation, frantically scrambling to stay ahead of the dogs unleashed by their enslaver to track them. Tragically, Mama is left behind, but they follow her final instructions: “Get to the river.”  Together, Homer and Ada make their way through the
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This list of fantasy tiger books to read in the Year of the Tiger was originally published in our science fiction and fantasy newsletter, Swords & Spaceships. Sign up for it hereto receive news and recommendations from the world of science fiction and fantasy. We’re only four days away from Lunar New Year, and then it’ll
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Today’s Featured Deals In Case You Missed Yesterday’s Most Popular Deals Previous Daily Deals The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield for $1.99 First Comes Like by Alisha Rai for $1.99 The Lost Queen by Signe Pike for $1.99 The High Republic: Race to Crashpoint Tower by Daniel José Older for $.99 Let’s Talk About Love
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Every once in a while, an article with reading advice will blow through the online bookish community, baffling everyone in its wake. Book Riot writers had a good laugh at the title How a Super Reader Gets Through 52 Books a Year, which advises to “skim, skim, skim.” As anyone who has spent time on
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Welcome to Book Riot’s February 2022 Horoscopes and Book Recommendations! Some of the year’s most exciting new books are starting to hit shelves this month. How can you determine which new book is destined to be your match? Look to the stars, of course! Check out your horoscope below for a peek at the month
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Who was George Villiers? Here’s the short answer: George Villiers was an extremely messy likely bisexual in 17th century England who at minimum had love affairs with one English king (for real) and one French queen (probably only in fiction), and at maximum fucked absolutely everyone in Europe. (The actual truth is most likely somewhere
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Young readers who love to paint, sing or write—or just enjoy reading about the fascinating lives of creative people—will find plenty of inspiration in these three biographical books about Black women who made their marks in the fields of visual arts, music and literature. Ablaze With Color Author Jeanne Walker Harvey was inspired to write
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BookClubbish Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by BookClubbish. Today’s Featured Deals In Case You Missed Yesterday’s Most Popular Deals Previous Daily Deals Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron for $2.99 The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas for $1.99 A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan for $2.99 The
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Rebecca Podos’ fourth YA novel, From Dust, a Flame, is a moving story about a girl discovering the heritage and history of a family she never knew she had. On the morning of Hannah’s 17th birthday, she awakens to discover that her eyes are golden serpentine slits, the first of a series of nightly transformations.
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Today’s Featured Deals In Case You Missed Yesterday’s Most Popular Deals Previous Daily Deals Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn for $2.99 Emergency Skin by N. K. Jemisin for $1.99 L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón for $2.99 Feral Creatures by Kira Jane Buxton for $2.99 My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich by
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