November 6, 2012 | by Sadie Stein

The Vatican pans J.K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy. Or at any rate, the Holy See’s official paper does.
“I read Rumi, the thirteenth-century Persian poet, every day.” Mary Oliver on her inspirations.
Enid Blyton’s “Famous Five” series is being revived for television.
Help bookstores post-Sandy.
And the most-read book in the world is ... not a shocker.
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