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What to Know Before Reading ‘A Court of Splintered Harmony,’ the Latest ACOTAR Book

After a five-year hiatus, Sarah J. Maas returns with the latest installment in her best-selling romantasy series.

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What to Know Before Reading ‘A Court of Splintered Harmony,’ the Latest ACOTAR Book

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Book Review: ‘This Is a Door,’ by Daniel Nayeri

Whether you’re following a path through the woods or gasping at a voice from the ghost world, Daniel Nayeri’s new novel surprises and delights.

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Book Review: ‘This Is a Door,’ by Daniel Nayeri

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What to Read This Halloween, According to Two Best-Selling Writers

Leigh Bardugo and Paul Tremblay share the books that scared them as kids, the stories that still unnerve them and their recommendations for readers new to horror.

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What to Read This Halloween, According to Two Best-Selling Writers

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Manhattan Bookstore Crawl: Where to Shop in Chinatown, the Lower East Side and the East Village

This Manhattan walking tour includes used-book emporiums, animal- and vegetable-themed stores and bookshop bars that serve up literature with a boozy twist.

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Manhattan Bookstore Crawl: Where to Shop in Chinatown, the Lower East Side and the East Village

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Book Review: ‘Sleuth-Hound,’ by Lindsey Fitzharris

A probing, excellent account of one crusading medical professor explores the humanity behind literature’s master of deduction.

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Book Review: ‘Sleuth-Hound,’ by Lindsey Fitzharris

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Why Horror Was an Escape From High School

For the best-selling fantasy author Leigh Bardugo, the worlds of Stephen King were more appealing than the world of “Sweet Valley High.” Growing up surrounded by popular kids who played volleyball and drove convertibles, she found more of an escape in horror and science fiction than in stories that ...

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Why Horror Was an Escape From High School