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"I realize now that a love for books in all forms is possible."

The award was controversial—but not for the reasons you might think.

Get your book club members on the same page with these puntastic names.

Every day should be Earth Day.

A chapter a day...

These quotes just about sum up our feelings on every book we've ever read.

Steinbeck showed that migrant farmworkers were "citizens of the highest type."

Read an interview with the bestselling author.

We asked our Early Bird Books followers to tell us their favorite first lines.

They're not bad—they're just written that way.

Find out what happened when a Muslim politician decided to have coffee with the people who sent her hate mail.

A quest to figure out which books are on the president’s nightstand.

Read an excerpt from Cloris Leachman's 2009 autobiography.

Learn more about the woman behind influential pieces of literature such as The Color Purple.

“To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.” —Robert Graves

John Nichols explains why impeachment is an essential American institution.

There's always room for one more ornament.

O Bookmas Tree, O Bookmas Tree...

Can you really carry a library in your pocket?

A look at the life and works of a literary innovator.