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‘Captain Underpants,’ ‘Hunger Games’ top library association’s complaint list

Once again, Young Adult and children's literature top the list of the books that scare us most.

On Apr 15, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Young Adult publishing and the John Green effect

Is that John Green on the NYT bestseller list? Yes, along with a crop of "realistic" Young Adult fiction that some think is just a way of marginalizing women from the field.

On Feb 20, 2014 by Aja Romano

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How one New Jersey principal treated snowed-in students to storytime

Proof that reading makes you more creative. 

On Feb 14, 2014 by Aja Romano

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These kids reading to shelter cats will turn you into a puddle

“Cats find the rhythmic sound of a voice very comforting and soothing.”

On Feb 11, 2014 by Audra Schroeder

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Watch LeVar Burton read ‘The Night Before Christmas’

There are no gimmicks, no punchlines, no elaborate visuals. It’s just Burton, his iPad, and his soothing voice.

On Dec 23, 2013 by Michelle Jaworski

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Daily Fluff: Cat brushes up on the classics

Because apparently there's a place where Green Eggs and Ham counts as classic contemporary lit.

On Oct 29, 2013 by [email protected]

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Oyster, the ‘Netflix for books,’ makes its debut

Welcome to your new pocket-sized library.

On Sep 6, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Poets find new platform in Twitter

Brevity is art. Hear pieces by six poets Reading in New York.

On Jul 4, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Canvas gets wild with White House reading

President Obama's expressive reading of Where the Wild Things Things Are was even more animated on Canvas. 

On Apr 10, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III