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The 30 Best Sci-Fi Audiobooks

Friday, Aug 09

When you’ve got a good audiobook piped into your earbuds, time takes on a different texture — sometimes it zips along, impelled by laughter, or slows to an ooze thanks to suspense. Either way, audiobooks keep your brain engaged with a good story even if your hands aren’t fr...… read more

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60 Best Fantasy Books of All Time

Friday, Aug 02

Whether you’ve sat around waiting for your Hogwarts letter or felt your way through a coat closet for the gateway to Narnia, you’ve probably been transported by a good fantasy book. But the genre isn’t all witches, wardrobes, and whimsy. Beyond offering temporary escape fro...… read more

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45+ Best Audiobooks for Road Trips

Friday, Jul 26

So, you’re going on a road trip! What fun — that is, until it’s hour nine and you’re bored out of your mind at the wheel, unable to keep your eyes open to the pounding beat of tedium. If this sounds familiar to you, we have an eleventh-hour Good Samaritan for you: th...… read more

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Kindle Cloud Reader 101: What It Is and How to Use It

Friday, Jul 19

Much has been made of the eBook’s rise this decade. More of them are being published than ever, and the vast majority are sold through Amazon, the dominant player in online book and eBook retailing. From self-published titles to New York Times bestsellers, you can ...… read more

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Stranger Things Book Bag: 12 Must-Read Novels If You Love the Hit Show

Thursday, Jul 04

If you’re as obsessed with Stranger Things as we are, you’ll know that the long wait for season 3 is finally over! Time to gleefully gobble up the next installment in the adventures of Mike, Eleven, Steve Harrington, Chief Hopper, and all the other residents of Haw...… read more

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What Is Kindle Unlimited – And Is It Worth The Money?

Thursday, Jun 27

If you’ve ever heard the term “Netflix for books,” you’re already familiar with the rising trend of the book subscription model. These are services that allow readers to “borrow” books from vast reserves of reading material — sort of like a virtual library.A...… read more

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What Is Steampunk? 25 Defining Titles from This Singular Speculative Genre

Thursday, Jun 20

When you hear the word steampunk, it probably conjures up visions of tight corsets, thick goggles, top hats, and intricate costumes involving clockwork and other machinery. Everyone is dressed in lace and waistcoats, but they wield strange technologies — pr...… read more

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A Guide to the 15 Best Emily Dickinson Poems

Friday, Jun 14

One of the most daring voices ever to craft a couplet, Emily Dickinson feels as relevant now as when her first volume of poetry came out under her own name — in 1890, four years after her death. More than a century later, she’s been sung by folk-rock legend Natalie Merchant...… read more

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All of the Best Stephen King Books, Ranked

Monday, Jun 10

To say Stephen King is prolific is to understate his publishing career. He's published over 130 short stories and 51 novels (including a 52nd book coming out this September!). If you ...… read more

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40+ Stupendous Sea Monsters (in Stories You’ll Want to Dive Into)

Friday, Jun 07

Spine-chilling, stupendous, and sometimes even seductive, sea monsters have haunted literature’s depths since the days of Homer’s wine-dark sea. This post will introduce them — and show you the books you'll want to dive into for their stories. For yo...… read more

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