What's the News in Books this week? Well let us tell you: Books About Women, By Women, Less Likely to Win Awards, Says Study We have all heard of the Bechdel Test thank to this nifty TED talk. We know that we need more entertainment featuring female characters who aren't dependent on their male counterparts, but...
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My experience with online dating has been frenetic and problematic, to put it lightly (this post is book-related, I promise - stick with me). Okay, to be fair, online dating is sometimes fun. It's the little fun moments that keep me coming back. Those moments of sophomoric joy force me to set limits on myself for how...
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We have a soft spot for edgy YA fiction. The Tenderness of Thieves is a page- turning mix of psychological thriller and summer love story. Likened to Gone Girl, this story is now, definitely, sitting on our bookshelf. We reached out to the author, Donna Freitas, to learn more about her writing and what rocks...
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When we first heard about The Life and Death of Sophie Stark, we got so excited to feature it that we accidentally selected it twice. In two different genres (Literary Fiction and Mystery). Any book that uses the word 'iconoclastic' in the first sentence of the description sounds like a book that we want on our...
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The life of Elon Musk is nothing short of inspiring. At only 43 years of age, Musk has tackled some of the biggest technological challenges facing humanity including: Electric Cars, Space Flight, and Solar Energy. Ashlee Vance, experienced Silicon Valley historian, recently wrote a biography of Elon which follows Musk's life through a rough childhood in...
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I don't know if you've noticed, but this week's new book releases are fantastic. Really fantastic. So fantastic that we decided to pick some of the books that our readers are buzzing about and give them away. Want to win six brand new new books by bestselling authors like Stephen King, Meg Cabot, and Judy...
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Romance readers, get excited (not like that, come on). EL James just announced that she is writing a new 50 Shades of Grey book, from the perspective of Christian Grey. The book will be called GREY, and will be released on June 18th (Christian's birthday). To celebrate the release of the new 50 Shades of Grey...
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BookCon 2015 is happening right now, and people are buzzing about Stephen King's new book. It's called Finder's Keepers, and comes out on June 2nd! If you're a Stephen King aficionado, take our quiz to see how many Stephen King books you've read! I was in Maine last week, and drove by Stephen King's house in...
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Check out neat things that came up on the Internet this week for book lovers! The Kindle Gets New Typography Amazon has officially unveiled Bookerly, the first typeface designed from scratch for the Kindle, as well as rolling out a new layout engine that brings us better text justification, kerning, drop caps, image positioning, and more! Read...
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