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J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye (1951) is a twentieth-century classic. Despite being one of the most frequently banned books in America, generations of readers have identified with the narrator, Holden Caulfield, an angry young man who articulates the confusion, cynicism and vulnerability...

Trivia-on-Book: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes Take the challenge yourself and share it with friends and family for a time of fun! Lou is your average girl content to live in her small country town. She wears clothes made from drapes and likes to work at a local tea shop. She is certain about...

“Read what you enjoy, not what bores you,” Nick Hornby tells us. That simple, liberating, and indispensable directive animates each installment of the celebrated critic and author’s monthly column in the Believer. In this delightful and never-musty tour of his reading life, Hornby tells us not...

Readers everywhere know that nothing soothes the spirit like sinking into a really good book. If you're one of that happy band, you'll quickly recognize the authors of this inspired reading guide as kindred spirits. Here David and John Major have chosen one hundred books that can each be delightfully...

Who cares about details? As Naomi Schor explains in her highly influential book, we do-but it has not always been so. The interest in detail--in art, in literature, and as an aesthetic category--is the product of the decline of classicism and the rise of realism. But the story of the detail...

Trivia-on-Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Take the fan-challenge yourself and share it with family and friends! The Alchemist is an international bestseller and one of the most read novels of the century. The book, written by celebrated Brazilian author, Paulo Coelho, is a recollection...

Trivia-on-Book: I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb Take the challenge yourself and share it with friends and family for a time of fun! I am Malala, the incredible story of a fifteen year old who was shot on her face by Taliban for pursuing education, epitomizes the strength...

Trivia-on-Book: And the Mountains Echoed: A Novel by Khaled Hosseini Take the challenge yourself and share it with friends and family for a time of fun! And the Mountains Echoed is the memorable story of ten-year-old Abdullah and his three-year-old sister Pari. They share a close bond as Abdullah...

Now in paperback, a delightful collection of essays on the transformative power of reading In The Book That Changed My Life, our most admired writers, doctors, professors, religious leaders, politicians, chefs, and CEO s share the books that mean the most to them. For Doris Kearns Goodwin it was Barbara...

Trivia-on-Book: The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Take the challenge yourself and share it with friends and family for a time of fun! You may have read the book, but not have liked it. You may have liked the book, but not be a fan. You may call yourself a fan,...

Trivia-on-Book: The Secret History: A Novel by Donna Tartt Take the challenge yourself and share it with friends and family for a time of fun! Be careful what you wish for. When Richard goes to college, he wants nothing more than to fit in and become part of a group. The group he chooses, however,...

“It is childish to suppose that a hundred books can be named as those which are the best for each and every one. The simplest experience of the world proves that a work of great excellence may deeply move one person, while it leaves another untouched; and that a book which has influenced one strongly...

"What children's book changed the way you see the world?" Anita Silvey asked this question to more than one hundred of our most respected and admired leaders in society, and she learned about the books that shaped financiers, actors, singers, athletes, activists, artists, comic book...

Trivia-on-Book: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Take the challenge yourself and share it with friends and family for a time of fun! Starting out as a children’s bedtime story, The Hobbit has become an integral part of literature all over the world. The escapades of Bilbo Baggins, recruited as...