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Writers, Fans Angered by Announcement of "The Death of Nancy Drew" Series

New series follows "Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie"

Why Fanfic Matters

Research and testimonials both attest to its effect on writers

"Uncanny Valley" and the Argument for Simply Logging Off

In a new memoir, Anna Wiener charts the dehumanizing effects of life in Silicon Valley

Remembering the Ex-Con Writers Who Helped Shape Hollywood

You could make an excellent film about Robert Tasker and Ernest Booth

Chasing Jimmy Hoffa's Shadow Beyond "The Irishman"

Jack Goldsmith's newest book offers a fresh perspective on the crime boss's lasting influence

The Bizarre Reason “Goodnight Moon” Didn’t Make the NYPL’s Top 10 Checkouts List

It's strange yet simple tale of a particularly choosy librarian

The Art of Curating the Perfect Home Library

Skip color-coding your spines —  the real flex is stacking your first editions in a dormant fireplace

Inside the Tumultuous Artistic Partnership of McDermott & McGough

Artist Peter McGough's book "I've Seen the Future and I'm Not Going" documents a bygone artistic scene

This Is the Popular Novel You're Least Likely to Finish

An analysis of abandoned novels on Goodreads finds a surprising 2019 "winner"

The 7 New Books You Should Be Reading This January

Zora Neale Hurston, a seminal investigation of male sexuality and the Japanese art of living in the moment

The Best Movies, TV, Books and Music for January

To start, this will be the greatest “Jeopardy” match ever

An Affordable Way to Own a Rare Work by David Hockney

"My Window" pulls together the artist's iPhone and iPad drawings

Barack Obama Shares His Favorite Books of 2019

The former president continued his annual tradition of sharing his favorite reads