12 Fun Things to Buy After You Sell Your Used Textbooks to B&N
School’s almost here, and you know what that means: time to hoard your dollars for back to school supplies, not…
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Ask a Literary Lady: How Do I Pick up Reading Again?
Dear Literary Lady, Have you ever stopped reading for a long period of time because of work, or school, or…
Ask a Literary Lady: I Need a Better New Year’s Resolution Than “Read More”
Dear Literary Lady, Every year, my New Year’s resolution is to read more, but I never know if I actually…
Ask a Literary Lady: Can Santa Bring My Kids Books This Christmas?
Dear Literary Lady, Every year, my kids write their letters to Santa, and every year, they ask for a lot…
Ask a Literary Lady: Alone For the Holidays?
Dear Literary Lady, My family won’t be able to get together for the holidays this year, so I’ll be spending…
Ask a Literary Lady: Help, I’ve Lost Interest in Reading?
Dear Literary Lady, I used to love to read, but lately, I haven’t been able to get into the books…
Ask a Literary Lady: Help, My Guest Keeps Taking Books!
Dear Literary Lady, I have a houseguest who always takes a couple of my books with her when she leaves.…
Ask a Literary Lady: Help! I Can’t Read Books Written in Dialect
Dear Literary Lady, I have trouble reading books written in dialect so I always avoid them. I know I’m missing…
Ask a Literary Lady: Traveling and Sight-Seeing with a Non-Literary Friend?
Dear Literary Lady, I’m planning a trip abroad with a friend. I’m a big reader, but my friend isn’t. What…
13 Tips for Turning a Non-Reader Into a Reader
Have you ever known the profound frustration of getting a non-reader to read a book? Have you pressed a novel…
Ask a Literary Lady: How Do You Agree to Disagree About Books?
Dear Literary Lady, My friend and I both love to read, but we never agree about books. She hates many…
Ask a Literary Lady: How Do I Become Someone’s Literary Muse?
Dear Literary Lady, I just realized how I can contribute to literature without ever picking up a pen myself—I can…
7 of the Best Author-on-Author Burns of All Time
Long before there were Twitter feuds and fire emojis, insults were an art form. These days, you can reflexively rage-type…
Ask a Literary Lady: Defying the Jock/Nerd Stereotype!
Dear Literary Lady, I’ve never understood the stereotype that people who love to read are unathletic, or that jocks don’t…
6 Books That Destroyed Real Life Friendships
If the pen is mightier than the sword, some authors may have wielded their swords a little too close to…
Ask a Literary Lady: Books on Looks, and Why They’re Not That Important?
Dear Literary Lady, My friend is insecure about her looks and obsesses about her perceived imperfections. I wish I could…
Ask a Literary Lady: My Friend is Trying to Read Above Her Level
Dear Literary Lady, My friend isn’t a big reader, but she always tries to read whatever book I’m reading. I…
Ask a Literary Lady: Dividing Books After a Breakup?
Dear Literary Lady, My significant other and I are parting ways. I know, ugh. We’re trying to divide up all…
10 Surprising Surfaces Famous Writers Have Written On
Summer’s the time to step away from your computer and step outdoors, but that doesn’t mean your writerly pursuits need…
Ask a Literary Lady: Dealing with Book Snobs?
Dear Literary Lady, Whenever I have friends over, a couple of them become really snobby when talking about books. Sometimes,…