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Guide to Southern Gothic: 10 Dark Must-Reads

Wednesday, Aug 28

Southern Gothic is a literary style that takes gothic themes and places them … read more

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The 45 Best Fantasy Audiobooks

Monday, Aug 26

Reading a fantasy novel can transport you to a world of wonder and danger, as different from mundane reality as a dragon from a mouse. And … read more

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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 hand...… read more

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45+ BEST Audiobooks for Road Trips in 2024

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 S...… 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 4 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 resid...… 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 techno...… read more

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The Ultimate 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 1...… 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. … read more

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Magical Realism 101: Definition and 15 Essential Classics

Thursday, May 30

Magical realism is a literary style that weaves threads of fantasy into a depiction of everyday life. Its heroes aren’t fairies or sorcerers, they’re ordinary peop...… read more

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All the Harry Potter Books in Order: Your J.K. Rowling Reading List

Tuesday, May 28

Of all the zeitgeist-defining fiction to come out of the past twenty years, perhaps none has been more universally beloved than the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. An incredibly imag...… read more

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