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The Work He Was Born to Do: Jim Ridley’s Legacy Lives on in New Book

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  • Posted on June 13, 2018August 23, 2018

“Beloved” is not a word usually associated with critics, but Jim Ridley, who spent 20…

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Libro.fm: The Audiobook App That’s Changing How You Listen to Books

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  • Posted on May 30, 2018August 20, 2018

Love a good audiobook? Us, too. No, really — we do. Parnassus booksellers may spend…

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Escape Into These 8 Perfectly Beachy New Reads (No Invitation Necessary)

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  • Posted on May 24, 2018August 20, 2018

You might typically be a green salad and egg-white omelet type, but it’s hard to…

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What Makes a “Great American Read,” Anyway?

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  • Posted on May 21, 2018August 20, 2018

Want to get Americans fired up? Show them a list of “the best” anything. The…

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Surviving the Ordinary: Why We Need Memoirs of Regular Lives

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  • Posted on April 9, 2018August 20, 2018

Click over to Lit Hub today, where Musing editor Mary Laura Philpott contributes an essay…

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Getting Specific in the Kitchen: 13 Niche Cookbooks

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  • Posted on February 26, 2018August 22, 2018

“When a person dies, a casserole is born.” That’s according to Garden & Gun magazine, which…

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Nonfiction That Seeks to Understand Our Past and Present

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  • Posted on February 21, 2018August 22, 2018

Looking to shake up your reading life with some nonfiction? Over the next few weeks,…

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Nashville Reads: When the Whole City Joins the Same Book Club

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  • Posted on February 1, 2018August 22, 2018

See that guy at the bus stop? He’s in your book club. The front-desk lady…

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Nashville Schoolchildren Discover New Equation: Bus + Books = Magic

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  • Posted on January 30, 2018August 22, 2018

Want to make a crowd of schoolchildren go wild (without serving even a single ice…

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You Need Improvement (The Book, That Is)

  • by parnassusmusing
  • Posted on November 27, 2017August 22, 2018

Looking for your next favorite read? Improvement might be it. Take it from Ann Patchett,…

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