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If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. The authors both wrote novels about secret societies, and the similarities don't end there. They sat down to talk about why we find the ...

Mr. Rosenblatt is the author of “Making Toast,” “Kayak Morning,” “Cold Moon” and the satirical novel “Lapham Rising.” To those of you resolving to clean house in the new year, a word of caution: Throw ...

Everyone knows that AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Grok, and Gemini can often hallucinate sources. But for the folks tasked with helping the public find books and journal articles, the fake AI bullshit is ...

Brandon Sanderson just surprise announced another Secret Project book! The Fires of December is a new Hoid story which takes place in the shared universe of the Cosmere. Brandon Sanderson has done it ...

Who says Hollywood doesn’t read? A-list bibliophiles flock to Mystery Pier Books, a WeHo treasure trove of rare first editions going back to Shakespeare. By Seth Abramovitch Senior Writer Tucked down ...

CONWAY, Ark. — This week, the Eat It Up crew travelled to Faulkner County to enjoy hot coffee and a good book at Secret Nook Coffee & Books in Conway! This locally owned coffee shop, located next to ...