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Valentine’s Day is here. And for those who want to ditch the candy and the dinner date for a good book, the staff at Scientific American…

Reading fiction has been such a joy for me that my heart broke a little to learn recently that many schools no longer assign full books…

Welcome to Literary Quotable Quotes, a quiz that tests your recognition of memorable lines. This week’s installment highlights lines from notable 20th-century science fiction novels. In…

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“Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West,” Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel, has been adapted into a stage musical that was itself…

Welcome to Literary Quotable Quotes, a quiz that tests your recognition of memorable lines. This week’s installment highlights first lines from notable novels of the 1980s.…

A strong sense of place can deeply influence a story, and in some cases, the setting can even feel like a character itself. This week’s literary…

Welcome to Great Adaptations, the Book Review’s regular multiple-choice quiz about printed works that have gone on to find new life as movies, television shows, theatrical…

This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you…

A strong sense of place can deeply influence a story, and in some cases, the setting can even feel like a character itself. This week’s literary…