Great American Reads
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Great American Reads: How Many Have You Read?

This summer, The Great American Read series on PBS will narrow down America's favorite novel from 100 to 1.

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Oscars
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21 Books to Get You in an Oscars State of Mind

And the Academy Award goes to...the book.

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Medical Memoirs
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14 Memoirs About Illness and Medicine

"Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick." —Susan Sontag

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Books That Took Years
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7 Books that Took Years to Write

Writing a book is always a labor of love, particularly in this list of literary powerhouses.

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Reading to understand
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Reading to Understand the State of the World

In stories both lived and fictional, we need diverse perspectives to make sense of our time.

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Epistolary novels
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14 Notable Epistolary Novels

Epistolary novels are written in the form of documents—letters, diary entries, emails and texts—which can provide deeper insight into the characters.

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haunted houses
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7 Books about Unsettling Haunted Houses

Keep the Halloween spirit alive with novels set in sinister spaces.

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Natural Disasters
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7 Books on Natural Disasters

When perilous weather brings lasting impacts, these nonfiction reads can provide much needed insight.

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