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In Emeralds of Oz: Life Lessons From Over the Rainbow we discover what the most-watched film in history has to teach…

Good bookshops are questions without answers. They are places that provoke you intellectually, encode riddles, surprise…

Take a spooky tour through the greatest monsters of world literature across the ages, from Humbaba in The Epic of…

A real-life detective novel, this is the story of a quest for eight mysterious books that nearly vanished from…

Sharpen your enjoyment of fiction reading with this entertaining guide to the novel. Learn about the parts that go into…

Plans, instructions with photo sequences, and an inspirational image gallery get you on the road to building tiny…

A smart, charming book of relationship advice drawn from the western literary canon, applied to the modern era of online…

The right book at the right time can save a life. If you care for (and/or work with) middle schoolers to teens, please…

Peruse pages excerpted from the actual FBI files of 16 authors, with brief introductions that give context. Learn that…

The funny and touching story of a woman who selected a popular self-help book for every month of the year and followed…

Do you like books? History? The avant-garde? Porn/erotica? Theatre, poetry, and world cinema? Fighting government…

Whether you're a self-publishing author or an indie publisher, learn how to create, publish, and sell high-quality…

Getting your book published is a monumental task. Where do you even begin? How do you approach a publisher? What happens…

Writing is hard. And most of us—including experienced, successful authors as well as first-time writers—struggle to…

Patterns, instructions, and inspiring photos for bookish cross-stitch projects, from a framed Book Riot motto "Read…

George Orwell's dystopian sci fi classic 1984 was banned in Cuba for years...until a new translation suddenly appeared…

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Are you a bookworm who's into trivia? Test (or expand) your knowledge with these 48 info-packed cards. Each…

The best bookshops are the ones where you walk into a densely-packed wonderland of words, sternly observed by…

In this book about loving books, you'll find 72 adorably funny comics that any reader can relate to. From the…

A tough and not so glamorous look into the book publishing industry, showing us how to have more sustainable…

This intelligently written guide analyzes the nonsense of language, from Dr. Seuss to Lewis Carroll, and relates it to…

Memoirist and National Book Award Finalist, Beth Kephart, shares her wisdom and advice on the art of memoir writing. She…

A journal for book lovers around the world! This book has space for 100 titles, as well as having reading challenges…

Conveying your new genius idea to others can be tricky. This book walks you through the different techniques and steps…

When you're writing a book, you need to have a clear idea of what your nonfiction book will be about and be able to…

A collection of essays by Black women writers about the first time they recognized themselves in the pages of a book.…