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  • The bestseller lists from two beloved bookstores <\/a>show what San Franciscans and New Yorkers, respectively, are reading. (Spoiler: everyone loves Junot D\u00edaz.) <\/li>\n
  • But which<\/em> book about Lincoln? Experts help you narrow it down<\/a>. <\/li>\n
  • Print is dead<\/a>, and nine other conversations the folks at Book Riot would just as soon, in a perfect world, never have again. <\/li>\n
  • Tats inspired by children’s books. Yes, The Giving Tree<\/em> and Le Petit Prince<\/em> are represented, but so are Ramona and Harriet Welsh! And you have to love the simplicity of this Narnia ink<\/a>. <\/li>\n
  • The New York Public Library <\/a>donated the food that would have been served at their annual fundraising gala to people affected by Hurricane Sandy. <\/li>\n

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