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Alex Trebek gives inspired reading of lyrics to Mötley Crüe’s ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’

But we already knew he was a rock star.

On Feb 4, 2015 by Miles Klee

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On national #shelfie day, all selfies in libraries are forgiven

A selfie is worth a thousand-ish words.

On Jan 29, 2015 by Taylor Hatmaker

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Little girl shows off her love of strong heroines in adorable scrapbook

This is what you get when you buy your daughter any book she wants.

On Dec 18, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Everyone needs to watch this 8-year-old’s speech about books

"The world needs books. We... need books."

On Nov 30, 2014 by EJ Dickson

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Why Readergate is the Gamergate takedown we’ve all been waiting for

What started out as satire turned in to something darker as the #ReaderGate hashtag swirled across Twitter.

On Nov 10, 2014 by Caitlin White

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Internet-obsessed teens collectively mourn their bad SAT scores

Shouldn't have used that No. 3 pencil.

On Oct 28, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Why the Internet thinks Philip Roth was robbed

Americans clamoring to know why Philip Roth hasn't won a Nobel seem to have missed a key fact: Maybe he's just not good enough.

On Oct 10, 2014 by S.E. Smith

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Remember Pizza Hut’s Book It program? It’s back—for adults

Reading is even better with pizza. 

On Oct 2, 2014 by Lisa Granshaw

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Reading comprehension study ranks books over Kindles

The Kindle readers performed significantly worse in a plot reconstruction test.

On Aug 26, 2014 by Elizabeth Robinson

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The team behind ‘Thug Notes’ has more OG education up its sleeve

The Wisecrack team can't erase the memories of your horrible high school English teacher, but they can make you passionate about education again.

On Aug 22, 2014 by Carly Lanning

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4 simple tips to help you read more—and read better

Dear readers, social media is your friend.

On Aug 6, 2014 by [email protected]

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Cory Doctorow’s ‘Little Brother’ gets Florida summer reading program shut down

Undaunted, Doctorow and his publisher, Tor, responded by donating 200 copies of the book to the school.

On Jun 11, 2014 by Aja Romano

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‘The Fault in Our Stars’ is now the most-liked trailer on YouTube

The fault is definitely not in our marketing department.

On May 14, 2014 by Aja Romano

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‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is finally becoming an ebook

Coming soon to a Kindle near you.

On Apr 28, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Parent calls cops on teen for giving books away at a book giveaway

Trying to give away award-winning novels got this girl a chat with the cops in Idaho.

On Apr 25, 2014 by Aja Romano