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The holiday season looks a little different this year, but we have a few ideas about how you can make the most of it.

This year has been a rough one, utilize these self-development books to emerge as an improved person in 2021.

If you haven't adopted this holiday tradition already, this season is the perfect time to begin celebrating Jólabókaflóð.

Though it's been used in thousands of libraries across the country, there's a dark side to the Dewey Decimal System and its creator, Melvil Dewey.

Organize your stacks and whip them into killer shape with these awesome bookshelf organization ideas. After all, what's a library without a little organization?

Curl up by the fire with one of these cozy mysteries this season. You'll be glad you did!

Not every country celebrates the holidays with a visit from Santa, here’s how other countries throughout the world celebrate the season.

Diversity in literature is necessary to create a world of adequate representation. But how do we foster more of it?

Your favorite nursery rhymes might have a dark and gruesome history behind them…

The holidays are here and it's time to start shopping. If someone on your list loves books, take a look at a few of our favorite holiday gift ideas.

Exposing your children to literature at a young age only helps them to be more successful later on in life. Learn how to instill a love of reading in your own children with this advice from our experts.

The 2020 National Book Awards are coming up soon, and the team at BookClub had a few predictions about which author is going to go home a winner this year.

Making literature more accessible to people from all walks of life through ebook, audiobook, and more will only improve society as a whole, here's how.

2020 has been a rough year as far as mental health is concerned, but books can help you cope.

One of the most well-known writing challenges, NaNoWriMo starts this month. Do you think you're up to the 50,000-word challenge?

Often regarded as the first work of science fiction, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein will always be perfect for Halloween. Take a look at this brief history of the novel as well as some of the best Frankenstein adaptations.

Edward Gorey is an illustrator and author known for his eerie pen-and-ink illustrations and his eccentric fashion. His costume design for a mid-1970s production of Dracula won him a Tony Award, and his books set the stage for a large fanbase in goth subculture. Curl up with Gorey's dark and macabre illustrations to put a little gothic in your Halloween.

When you first step foot into a library, you’re overcome with the expected calm and quiet, but there’s an unexpected electric zing of magic in the air. You are surrounded by countless thoughts, feelings and ideas bound into tomes, all at your fingertips. You can feel the power of knowledge all around you. And, most importantly, you are always welcome at the library, which is why they've become pillars of reliability in their communities.

Like many Americans, I’m concerned and interested in the upcoming presidential election. One way to stay up to date is through your preferred podcast roundup, social media commentator, or newspaper columnist.

Take a look at the writing spaces of these successful authors for inspiration for your own. Whether they chose to work in a grand attic or a small garden shed, it’s easy to see why they all find inspiration from their own writing spaces.

When Todd Bol’s mother, a school teacher and a lifelong lover of books died in 2009, he knew that he had to honor her in a way that fit her legacy.