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Hate-reading is an activity that's, well, exactly what it says it is. Have you ever found yourself visiting a website, Twitter feed, or Facebook page for the express purpose of ridiculing — or indulging your disdain for —the author and/or content? Then you're hate-reading. And unless you're a saint with limited Internet access, you're probably guilty of doing it at some point. More »
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Recently I've been hunting for a new apartment, and while measuring walls to see if my bookcase will fit, I have asked myself a terrifying question: In this day and age, with the internet and Kindles and Nooks and iPads and ebooks, do I still need a bookcase? Do we still need books? More »
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Recently, we got the following email: More »
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If you spent your childhood reading about the adventures of a spunky girl from America's past and longing for an overpriced doll, there's a good chance you're familiar with Valerie Tripp's work. The prolific American Girl writer penned all of the books in the Molly, Felicity, Josefina, and Kitt series, and half of the Samantha books. Now she's working with two D.C-area moms on a series that they hope boys will find just as engaging. More »
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A new book by the author of Where the Wild Things Are has parents upset over its supposedly scary content. But are moms and dads overestimating the dangers of a frightening read? More »
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According to the latest Nielsen data, 61 percent of e-reader owners are female, up from 46 percent this time last year. Fifty-seven percent of tablet owners are men, also slightly up, and smartphones are evenly split. What does it all mean? All I know is that I love my Kindle. More »
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Now that we've gotten past criticizing President Obama for simply taking a vacation, the nation has moved on to critiquing his summer reading choices. Perhaps there's just nothing going on this month (oh, sorry Kim Kardashian's wedding), or maybe we've become accustomed to nitpicking everything the President does. For whatever reason, several pundits have declared that Obama's book list contains too much fiction, and now there's a new complaint: Too few female authors. More »
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Summer's here, which means it's time to pick up a book — or a Kindle, or an iPad. With all the traveling and hanging by the beach or pool, reading is fundamental! And celebrities are getting in on the action. More »
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When I was gifted a Kindle for my birthday this year, I did something that I admit, shamefully, I've never done in a bookstore: I perused titles in the "lesbian" category. After sifting through pages of poorly titled erotica, I stumbled across a terrible/AWESOME genre: lesbian romance. More »
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Research shows that handwriting practice isn't just a useless task your teachers concocted to annoy you — it could actually make kids smarter. More »
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The days grow longer and the weekends more leisurely as summer approaches, making it a terrific time to catch up on reading. Whether your reading goal is to stimulate your mind, get lost in an adventure or romance, or learn something new, here are a few helpful tips for curating your perfect reading list this summer. [Lifehacker] More »
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Ladies, be careful. Your romance novels may be driving you insane. More »
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Reading an incredibly sad book is a peculiar experience — you're mad at the writer for making you feel this way, but at the same time you're hooked on each tear-jerking page. Habitual readers know this masochistic feeling well, and most reserve a special, melancholy place in their hearts for the saddest books they've ever read. More »
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According to a new study, you are what you read — in your head at least. When we read we don't just identify with the characters, we psychologically become part of their world and take away emotional benefits. More »
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In a recent New Yorker article about actress Anna Faris, Tad Friend cites a test for gender bias in movies. The test, outlined by cartoonist Alison Bechdel in a 1985 Dykes to Watch Out For comic strip (Bechdel credits her friend Liz Wallace for the original idea), asks three simple questions: More »
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Welcome to Jezebel After Midnight, in which we indulge in sexy sex talk. More »
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Just as you might have suspected, listening to OK Computer on loop may have something to do with depression. But scientists have discovered a surprising upper: books. More »
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The Jesse James memoir, American Outlaw, hits stores on May 3, but the cover has already been revealed. The TV star and chopper enthusiast has, like so many high school kids at Six Flags, posed for a sepia-toned portrait reminiscent of the American West in the late 19th century. James is suited up as a gunslinger, the the .44 Magnum revolver he's gripping a thinly veiled metaphor for his dick. It's a fairly good effort at making him seem cool, like a dangerous outlaw instead of an untouchable revolting pariah and adulterer. Seriously, he is an outlaw, if you consider that to mean someone who operates outside the law, and you consider cheating on your wife illegal. Although he's cemented in our consciousness as a Nazi enthusiast and man who had sex on a couch in the workplace, James says: "My life has been defined by many things and not just the events of the last year." And: "People claim to know everything about me, when they actually know nothing… But once you read this, you will know everything -– the whole story, right here." More »
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My class read Clan Of The Cave Bear in fifth grade. I'm not sure why — was it part of English? History? Sex ed? What I do know is that it was vivid, and steamy, and taught us a gesture that meant, "You, on your knees for fornication. Now." More »
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Over a year ago, author Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez optioned the TV rights to her bestselling novel, The Dirty Girls Social Club. Christmas eve, Valdes-Rodriguez called the TV project racist on her blog. For Christmas she got a cease and desist letter. More »
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Mine, Citrus County by John Brandon, did not make the cut :( But the annual release of the year's "100 Notable Books" list remains a beloved Thanksgivingtime tradition. Which have you loved, and which should be avoided? [New York Times] More »
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Alikewise.com just may be brilliant. A cross between Goodreads and Match.com, it allows you to meet people based on literary taste. You had us at "Call me Ishmael"...maybe. More »
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For the first time since July 2007, Stephenie Meyer is missing from the top 50 on USA Today's Best-Selling Books list. The top 10 books are by men: Stieg Larsson, Jonathan Franzen, Nicholas Sparks, and, of course, Jon Stewart. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5663848&view=rss&microfeed=true Today in modern romance: books are a "literary bonerkiller." More »
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Is there anything wrong with having the kind of night where you'd rather curl up with a good book or DVD than your significant other? More »
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Because he's holding a book, I mean. The existence of this blog, Hot Guys Reading Books, suggests that many women might indeed want to bump on the basis of books alone. More »
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Tina Harden had issues with the content of the novels and says she "achieved" "a certain amount of good" in holding the books as "a statement." She hasn't paid the $85 in fines she owes, however. [UPI, Earlier] More »
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Tina Harden saw references to weed and sex and decided the books were "filled with everything I don't want my [then 13-year-old] daughter to do or be." So… Do all 5th graders become pickpockets after reading Oliver Twist? [Orlando Sentinel] More »
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Indiana high school students had to quit reading Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon Wednesday, because administrators were offended by its "sex, violence, and profanity." Here's why this is bullshit. More »
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First there was The Streak, now there's the Lateiner Gang Family Book Review Spot, on which Dave Lateiner reviews books with his wife and two young daughters. Recent faves include The Hunger Games. [NYT] More »
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Robin Black's debut story collection If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This features older women as heroines, which she points out is unfortunately unusual. Other good bets for those seeking older heroines: Alice Munro and Amy Bloom. [TAP] More »
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While lots of bibliophiles rhapsodize about the book that instilled their love of reading, nearly as many reluctant readers can point to the book that turned them off of literature. And for many, that turnoff happened in adolescence. More »
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A mom's effort to ban The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and six other books from her children's school library has failed, highlighting the ridiculousness of banning books in the first place. More »
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Writer Viv Groskop field-tested some feminist books on her two little kids, and found that the answer to the question, "Can you radicalise young children in a few easy reads?" is, unsurprisingly, no. More »
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Publishers Weekly didn't include any female authors on its list of the 10 best books of 2009. Is a counter-list in order, or should we just do away with such lists entirely? More »
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Need some reading material for Banned Books Week? You might want to check the American Library Association's list of frequently challenged books, which includes everything from To Kill A Mockingbird to Harry Potter to Beloved. [ALA] More »
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Confession: I talk to myself all day, almost every day. But I swear, it's not because I'm insane. More »
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Today is Roald Dahl Day! So bake yourself a chocolate cake and eat it, Bruce Bogtrotter style, just to stick it to the Trunchbulls of the world. Or just stop by the official site for all things Dahl. Splendiferous! [RoaldDahlDay] More »
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According to Motoko Rich of the New York Times, some teachers are moving toward a more open reading curriculum that would allow students to choose their own books, as opposed to titles from a school-issued reading list. More »
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