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10 Famous Authors With Surprising Day Jobs

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35 Over 35

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Here Comes the Sun

What to read when it arrives

Six Books for Earth Day

These underrated nature writers bring the great outdoors to your living room

Five Great Irish Films

A list of classic Irish movies not made by John Ford

The Greatest Escapes

The 13 boldest getaways in literature

The Seven Best Books We’ve Ever Received

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A Monstrous Mash-Up

Six Gothic Tales From the 18th Century to Today

The 12 Best British Detective Shows

Gray sweaters and cunning sleuths abound

A Tingling Spine Every Time

Some of classical music’s most sublime moments

Turning Leaves and Turning Pages

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Our favorite epistolary novels

Summer Daze

Books we recommend for warm-weather days

Father Figures

Fourteen books to celebrate Father’s Day

Please, Sir, I Want Some More

Charles Dickens died 150 years ago today

Let Me Tell You a Story

Audiobooks to disappear into

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11 Culinary Books with Words to Savor

Food writing so good, you can practically taste it

Ready for a Beatdown?

The cathartic power of drumming

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