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Ms. Okparanta follows the longlists for various literary awards for inspiration, like the Booker Prize, the New American Voices Award and the Nigeria Prize for Literature. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Reading , Inspiration , Literary Awards

Simplified: Chinelo Okparanta follows longlists for literary awards such as the Booker Prize, New American Voices Award, and Nigeria Prize for Literature for read...

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2 weeks ago
One of my librarians uses the Rule of 50, developed by Nancy Pearl, the author of “Book Lust.” 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Reading , Advice , Librarianship

Simplified: A librarian uses the Rule of 50, a guideline for deciding when to quit a book, developed by author Nancy Pearl.

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2 weeks ago
Chinelo Okparanta, an associate professor of English literature at Swarthmore College and the author of the novel “Harry Sylvester Bird,” will sometimes go back and forth between an audiobook and a ph... 1.000

👤 Chinelo Okparanta 📋 News Article 🏷️ Reading , Habits , Audiobooks

Simplified: Chinelo Okparanta, an associate professor at Swarthmore College, switches between audiobooks and physical copies to follow a story while doing other a...

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2 weeks ago
One study I reviewed found no significant difference in reading comprehension and retention when subjects read physical books and listened to audiobooks. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Reading , Study , Audiobooks

Simplified: A study found no significant difference in reading comprehension and retention between reading physical books and listening to audiobooks.

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2 weeks ago
The New York Public Library’s blog has inventive recommendations, like the books that inspired the 2025 Emmy nominees. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Reading , Libraries , Recommendations

Simplified: The New York Public Library's blog provides inventive book recommendations, including those that inspired the 2025 Emmy nominees.

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2 weeks ago
My colleagues at the Book Review have made this interactive tool to find your next book. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Reading , Tools , Recommendations

Simplified: The author's colleagues at the Book Review created an interactive tool to help find new books.

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2 weeks ago
Alan Jacobs, a professor of humanities at Baylor University and the author of “The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction,” said to start with an old favorite if you’re out of practice. 1.000

👤 Alan Jacobs 📋 News Article 🏷️ Reading , Education , Advice

Simplified: Alan Jacobs, a professor of humanities at Baylor University, advises starting with an old favorite book if out of reading practice.

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2 weeks ago
My librarians recommended taking a book with you whenever you go out and reading it when you might otherwise reach for your phone — in a waiting room or on the bus, for example. 1.000

👤 Librarians 📋 News Article 🏷️ Reading , Advice , Habits

Simplified: Librarians recommend taking a book out and reading it instead of using a phone in places like waiting rooms or on the bus.

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2 weeks ago
The study found that the number of Americans who read for pleasure on a given day fell 40 percent over the last two decades. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Statistics , Reading , Leisure

Simplified: The number of Americans who read for pleasure on a given day fell 40 percent over the last two decades, according to a study.

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2 weeks ago
Elizabeth A.L. Stine-Morrow, a professor emerita of educational psychology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, said she used to be reluctant to reread books — “because I wasn’t ‘making pro... 1.000

👤 Elizabeth A.L. Stine-Morrow 📋 News Article 🏷️ Reading , Education , Psychology

Simplified: Elizabeth A.L. Stine-Morrow, a professor emerita at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, stated she was once reluctant to reread books due to...

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2 weeks ago
Compelling long reads 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Entertainment , Reading

Simplified: Read compelling long reads

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1 year ago