How a gimmick to write more became one of the biggest literary events online.

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Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky

I’m Not Dying with You Tonight by Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones

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The affirming, surprising, and most of all lasting legacy of The Baby-Sitters Club.

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The Ventriloquists by E.R. Ramzipoor

Circe by Madeline Miller

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What if the whole world spoke the same language? How would it work? Who would be interested in speaking it? In this episode, the dream, the reality, and the hope that is Esperanto.

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Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett

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Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language by Esther Schor

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Sometimes people refer to a book they really liked as "life-changing." But what if you read a book, and it really did change your life in a big way? In this episode, stories of people reading books and making a big change.

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The Guest Book by Sarah Blake

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In this episode, the story of the interrupted literary career of Freido Lampe, and how his story reveals the underpinnings of the Nazi obsession with books and literature.

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We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal

Have You Seen Luis Velez? by Catherine Ryan Hyde

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At the Edge of the Night by Freido Lampe, translated by Simon Beattie

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In a follow-up to our last episode, an extended conversation with Chris Wilson about what reading while in prison can do.

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There are few places books can be put to better use than in prisons. So why is it so hard to get books into the hands of people in jail? In this episode, we look at how Washington state tried to radically restrict the flow of books into prisons.

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How Khalil Gibran's The Prophet became a quiet cultural powerhouse.

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Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc by David Elliott

The Handmaid’s Tale (Graphic Novel) by Margaret Atwood, illustrated by Renee Nault

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Roger Allers' The Prophet adaptation

Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires by Juan Cole

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In this episode, a look at how Drag Queen Story Hour became a public library phenomenon.

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The Chef by James Patterson

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The Official Site of Drag Queen Story Hour

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In this episode, three stories about books, or parts of books, going viral.

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The Read Harder Journal

The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff and Park Row Books

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Rachel Kramer Bussel's Forbes Article on Ben Phillippe's Dedication Going Viral

The Scottish Granny reads The Wonkey Donkey

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Independent bookstores are doing well. Amazon is now the most valuable company in the world. But what of Barnes & Noble and the big chain bookstore? In this episode, how Barnes & Noble became a dominant force, why its not now, and what the future of the big bookstore could be.

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The Similars by Rebecca Hanover

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