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In Ukraine, why is Gogol's former home boarded up?The Odessa home where Nikolai Gogol wrote the second part of 'Dead Souls' is abandoned, with grass growing on the stairs and a padlock on the front door.
How to stay sane in election year? Dump CNN and read fiction instead.Living vicariously within someone else’s life – even for a few minutes a day – subtly enlarges our empathy and pushes us out of our comfort zones and preconceived notions about the world.
What's happening to the GOP? Nothing that hasn't happened before.Heather Cox Richardson, historian of the Republican Party, says the party has always gone through cycles of bubbles and backlash.
Was Al Smith,1920s NY icon and presidential hopeful, an early Donald Trump?Quite the opposite, says Smith biographer Robert Slayton. Smith enthusiastically embraced immigrants and diversity.
Yes, men and women even read differentlyA study found that although men and women complete books at nearly identical rates, men are more likely to abandon books sooner.
Jeffrey Deaver talks about the latest Lincoln Rhyme novel 'A Steel Kiss'Deaver has written 37 novels, three collections of short stories, and dabbled in everything from folk music to an audio-only drama.
J.K. Rowling will reveal more about the American world of magic on PottermoreThe upcoming movie 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,' based in the world of 'Harry Potter,' is set in America. Upcoming stories published on the site Pottermore will reveal more about the magical culture in the US.
5 resonant quotes from Pat Conroy, book loverConroy was one of the nation’s – and perhaps the world’s – most enthusiastic lovers of books.
Why Dr. Seuss's books still appeal to readers todaySeuss's birthday on March 2 is celebrated as Read Across America Day, in which book-based activities take place at schools and celebrities encourage children to pick up a title. How have Seuss's works appealed to generations?
Can Simon & Schuster's new Muslim imprint ease publishing's diversity problem?The new Salaam imprint, focused on Muslim characters and stories, is expected to launch in 2017 with nine books, from picture books for children to Young Adult titles for tweens and teens.
Want an Ivy League education? Read these books.What are Ivy League students reading that the rest of us aren't? More British literature and more philosophy.
Why I stayed away from 'To Kill a Mockingbird' as long as I couldHow could a book that teachers all seem to push at us not be kind of boring?
Does Thoreau's 'Walden' need a 21st-century update?Why one writer has launched an ambitious new Kickstarter campaign to make Henry David Thoreau's 'Walden' more accessible to modern readers.
The history of cotton: enormous exploitation, violence, and coercion'Empire of Cotton' author Sven Beckert answers questions on the epic history of the commodity that helped to create capitalism.
'To Kill a Mockingbird': Aaron Sorkin will adapt the classic novel for BroadwayA new stage adaptation of Harper Lee's novel 'Mockingbird' will reportedly be written by Sorkin. 'Mockingbird' was adapted as an Oscar-winning film in 1962 starring Gregory Peck.
How about giving up new books for Lent?The idea comes from author Susan Hill, who once went for a whole year – not just 40 days – without buying new books for her home library.
'PT 109': Inside JFK’s heroic origin storyWilliam Doyle, author of ‘PT 109,’ talks about John F. Kennedy’s stunning encounter with disaster as a young naval officer.
The book most people have lied about reading? It's not what you think.The book the most people have lied about reading is children's classic 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland,' according to a BBC survey.
Burgers and books: Why McDonalds is serving books in its Happy MealsFrom Feb. 2 through Feb. 15, McDonald's will be replacing its usual Happy Meal prize with a children's book.
#1000BlackGirlBooks aims to connect black girls with books they can relate toA sixth-grader from New Jersey has started #1000BlackGirlBooks, a social media campaign and book drive to collect books in which black girls are the main characters.
