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Something that you probably weren’t aware of is that SparkNotes is ridiculously good at the social media game. Their literary memes are as funny as they are clever! The post 45 Funny And Witty Memes About Literature That Might Inspire You To Open A Book first appeared on Bored Panda.

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CAMBRIDGE University will be directly approached about returning a historic Scottish text north of the Border by a “frustrated” councillor.

Leakey's is the largest second-hand bookshop in the UK, founded in 1979 by Charles Leakey. His son, Sam, and I talked in his office at the shop in Inverness, Scotland. Sam told me they collect as many books as they can and readers buy as many as they wish. I…

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One woman’s bizarre claim about a Scholastic book featuring a single kiss is part of a coordinated assault on US free speech

Sometimes it is difficult to take literature festivals too seriously. Jaipur, the daddy of them all, always has enough big-name writers to make up for the annoying presence of Bollywood stars and politicians (even if some of them can read). Sponsors are seen as necessary evils, and there is a…