If you weren’t following PBS’s The Great American Read, it’s worth catching up: this eight-part series discussed America’s best-loved novels as users voted for their favorite books. Some of us at eNotes even wrote about our personal choices for The …
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The Lisa Simpson Book Club
If Lisa Simpson is wrong, then we don’t want to be right! If you’re familiar with The Simpsons, then you know that Lisa Simpson is the brains of the bunch—with an IQ of 159, the eight-year-old is nothing short of …
20 Lovable Little Free Libraries
“Take a book, return a book” is the mantra that rings true to bookworms all around the world who are interacting with Little Free Libraries. Since the birth of the first little library in Wisconsin circa 2009, the growth and …
The Top Book Each State Needed Help with the Most in 2017
With a new year getting kicked into gear, we figure what better way to move forward than to take a look at where we’ve been? We took a look at the most popular book searches per state in 2017 to …
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7 Texts That Will Make You the Family Intellectual This Holiday Season
Ah, the holidays: that season of cheer, giving, and proving to your relatives that you do, in fact, have your life together. One of the joys of the season is proving yourself smarter than the rest of your family, but …
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12 of the Most Beautiful Libraries in the World
If you’re not already a regular library goer, it may be time to reconsider your book-gathering habits—libraries are some of the best places in the world. (This is coming from a purely unbiased stance, of course.) First, they provide free books. Let …
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: What is eNotes reading?
When they’re not out trying to catch ’em all, the eNotes staff are an elusive bunch. These fantastic enigmas dwell in the depths of Capitol Hill in the heart of Seattle, and spend their days click-click-clacking away behind bright Mac screens …
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Happy Birthday, Cormac McCarthy!
On this day in 1933, Cormac McCarthy was born. The great American novelist moved around a lot, and served in the Air Force for four years. After returning to the University of Tennessee in 1957, he was awarded an Ingram-Merrill Award for …
