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Hundreds of thousands of people read novels on Instagram. They may be the futureLast year, the New York Public Library released an experiment to put the full text of novels in its Instagram Stories. Today, an estimated 300,000 people are reading books this way.

13 General Book Club Questions For Any Kind Of DiscussionThe perfect book club is made up of three key things: a great reading selection, yummy snacks, and a lively discussion. The first two things are easy to accomplish — just read anything by Gillian Flynn and have a good variety of cheese available —…

Why You May Be Seeing Stacks Of Books All Over NYC“The people who’ve taken part in the project are now connected to me in this weird [but good] way."

Ann Hood: The Books We Love The hardest question people ask me is, “What’s your favorite book?” My mind goes blank, then gets as busy as a New York City street. Titles compete for my

Best Books 2022: Books We LoveHere are 160+ great reads from the first half of 2022 handpicked just for you by NPR staff and trusted critics.

Library Extension (for web browsers)Library Extension lets you instantly see book and eBook availability from your local library

6 Steps to Finishing Long Classics

Little Tree Library: A Clever Twist on the Donation-Based Community Library Gives New Life to a Big Old Stump — ColossalThanks to the nonprofit Little Free Library, chances are you have encountered a small house-like structure on a public thoroughfare, with a front door that opens to allow passersby to give or take a free book. The program exists in 88 countries, with over 75,000 registered Little Free Libraries. In addition to the goodwill-fueled, donation-based libraries, one of the charms is that each one is customized. Many sport unique paint jobs or even entirely off-the-wall architecture, like the Swedish flag-bedecked Library in the shape of a water tower, which pays homage to the real structure, a beloved fixture in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago. More

5,000 Top-Selling Book Covers, Arranged by Visual SimilarityAn interactive map of 11 years of book covers, organized by machine learning.

How to fall back in love with readingEven when your brain feels like mush.

Literature Map

Enter the name of an author you like to read, and the map will tell you what other authors you might enjoy.

We're drowning in old books

... but getting rid of them is heartbreaking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/12/19/used-books-stores-donation-fran-lebowitz/

The 7 Unexpected Brain Benefits of Reading

blog.scribd.com/unexpected-brain-benefits-of-reading

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