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Where you, the humble reader, can see what it's like to be a punk-ass book jockey
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Kory Stamper is a lexicographer and the author of Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries. She reads a lot and drinks more coffee than is good for…
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In which our daring detective introduces himself
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They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. In the bookselling trade, I’ve found that to be excellent metaphorical advice and exceedingly poor…
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Spoiler: Ramona always wins
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Solid Maybe
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I do love arguing with all of you book lovers about the classics. It’s fun for me. If you miss arguing with me, here it is, an arguing script, so we can…
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Houston Are You Good
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Hello, Adventurers. I’m Kate. Writer of feminist nonfiction, friend of the store, devoted admirer of Ramona. And like a lot of you, I am not doing great…
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Does anyone feel like they’re getting weirdly close to the animals they share their house with? Sometime last week, my roommate was like, “You know…
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Your Guide to Uncharted (Books) Territory
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and her name is Delicioso Aroma
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