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8 Fictional Characters Who’d Make the Best Travel Companions
Picking a travel buddy is just as important as picking a roommate: you’re going to be stuck with them, probably…
The Book Nerd’s Guide to Canine Reading Habits
When I prepared to select a pooch from my local rescue three years ago, I did several things. I bought…
The Book Nerd’s Guide to Recommending Books to Coworkers
Welcome to the Book Nerd’s Guide to Life! Every other week, we convene in this safe place to discuss the…
8 Book Recommendations for Our Favorite Avengers
It’s a tough job, saving the world, and when you have to do it with the regularity that the Avengers…
5 Literary Theme Parks You Wouldn’t Want to Visit
It’s too easy to make fun of Dickens World. Who could look at the stuff of Dickens’s fiction—lonely orphans, child…
Books to Keep the Parks & Rec Magic Alive
It’s hard to believe it’s been six years since Leslie Knope and her band of merry misfits came into this…
7 of the Unluckiest Archetypes in Fiction
When certain characters appear in books, you can almost smell the bad luck oozing off them. No matter what they…
14 Must-Read Tales from The Book of Joan
It seems like only yesterday we could tune in and hear the not-so dulcet sounds of Joan Rivers gabbing away on…
The Book Nerd’s Guide to Surviving the Holidays
The most wonderful time of the year has, in reality, more potential pitfalls than a White Elephant party hosted by…
7 Books That Would Be Better with Cats
Books are great, and so are cats. It is thus pure logic that we determine combining books with cats will yield…
What’s Your Favorite Fictional Character’s Game of Thrones Name?
Do you ever wish it took more than a full minute to announce your entire name, which not only included your…
10 Signs You’re Having a REAL Fairy-Tale Romance
“It was just like a fairy tale!” your friend says after getting home from a successful date. “You mean his…
Is Your Boyfriend a Werewolf? 5 Signs to Watch Out For
Readers of paranormal romance novels know that werewolves make the best boyfriends: they’re loyal, sexy, protective, and ridiculously ripped. Unfortunately,…
10 Literary Characters Who Are Having a Worse Day Than You
Everybody has odd days, “off” days, stressful days, chaotic days. But when it comes to those really awful days—the days…
Which Famous Author Should Be Your Roommate?
It’s well known that some of the world’s foremost literary geniuses have some peculiar personalities and strange writing habits. We…
10 Signs Books Are Your Boyfriend
Ever found yourself telling a book, “It’s not you, it’s me,” before gently depositing it onto a park bench and…
14 Writers Who Would Have Been Great Collaborators
We literary enthusiasts tend to have our favorite writers, both classic and contemporary—and yes, that’s “writers,” as in plural, because…
9 Ways to Deal if Your Significant Other Doesn’t Love Harry Potter
We all have dealbreakers that we break for the right person. So when you finally meet a princess or a…