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Librarians on the Front Lines: A Reading List for Library Lovers and Realists

by Lisa Bubert September 19, 2023September 19, 2023

Increasingly, being a librarian is less and less about books and more and more about community survival.

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The Parent Dilemma: Should I Have a Child?

by Clare Egan August 10, 2023August 9, 2023

Clare Egan doesn’t know if she wants kids. Will this reading list help?

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Bomb the Multiplex: A ‘Barbenheimer’ Reading List

by Longreads July 20, 2023July 20, 2023

“With people turning a shared release date into a meme-fueled double feature, we rounded up our favorite reads about 2023’s oddest duo.”

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Read ’Em and Weep: A Reading List for Criers

by Rachel Dlugatch July 18, 2023July 14, 2023

Grab your handkerchief and get ready for the waterworks.

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Watch the Skies: A UFO Believers Reading List

by Chris Wheatley June 29, 2023June 27, 2023

Amid a new flurry of media coverage, we revisit some of our favorite stories about ufologists and close encounters.

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Working on the Edge: A Reading List About Extreme Jobs

by Chris Wheatley June 22, 2023June 22, 2023

A livelihood is not a life—yet many risk the latter in order to create the former.

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Relentless Toil: A Reading List About Filipino Laborers

by Amy DePaul June 15, 2023June 12, 2023

The sacrifices of Filipino workers at home and abroad are enormous.

A white man in his seventies—late writer Cormac McCarthy—stands, hands in pocket, against a dark blue background
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Outer Dark: A Cormac McCarthy Reading List

by Longreads June 13, 2023June 15, 2023

Saying goodbye to the legendary novelist.

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Return to the Saddle Club: A Reading List on Horse Girls

by Lindsay Eanet May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

Celebrating the girls with an equine obsession.

Three characters from the HBO show "Succession" — Shiv, Kendall, and Roman Roy — sit around a table with serious looks on their faces.
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Not Serious People: A ‘Succession’ Reading List

by Chloe Walker May 25, 2023May 31, 2023

Great writing begets great writing — and the commentary around the HBO smash hit is some of the best around.

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