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New Year's Day: When making resolutions, remember ambitious reader Clifton Fadiman

Clifton Fadiman released 'The Lifetime Reading Plan,' his rankings of the world's greatest books, in 1960.

Holiday gift ideas: What to give your child's teacher

Holiday gift ideas: Gifts of appreciation for teachers are common around the holidays. Teachers agree, heartfelt gratitude is the best gift of all.

Readers put their books online via 'bookshelfies'

In a twist on the selfie trend, bookshelfies post pictures of themselves in front of their bookshelves, sharing their reading selections with the world.

Daily Rituals

From Beethoven to Kafka to Warhol, artists reveal the daily rituals that help them create.

10 best books of May, according to Amazon's editors

Amazon staffers say these books are the cream of the crop among May releases.

Flannery O'Connor: 10 quotes on her birthday

Check out these 10 quotes from a groundbreaking author. 

3 novels about family, crime, and love

In this week's fiction roundup, two girls try to hide the deaths of their parents, two American writers fall in love (at least in a novel), and an international bestseller explores the lengths a family will go to clean up after a crime.

The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays

Twenty-three essays showcase preeminent literary critic James Wood as a hungry, happy bookworm.

Beth Henley's 'The Jacksonian' takes the cast South