Book Guides & Reading Lists
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14 of the Best Business Books for Women
At A Glance: Our Top 5 Picks for Business Books for Women: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will To Lead – Our Top Pick In…
12 Unforgettable Books About Teachers
Memoirs and novels about the classrooms, students, and moments that make teaching unforgettable…
7 Interesting Books Like Percy Jackson
Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series took the children’s book world by storm. It’s now over 15 years since the first…
Classic Poetry
Historical Fiction
Love & Heartbreak
26 of the Best Romance Books for Teens
It is a truth universally acknowledged that love stories in books are a lot more magical than in real life. This is…
Colleen Hoover Books in Order
With more than two dozen books published since 2012, figuring out the Colleen Hoover books in order means dealing with…
Modern & Contemporary
18 of the Best Mystery Books and Thrillers
There’s simply nothing better than being curled up in a cozy leather armchair, a steaming hot cup of tea in your right…
Best Fantasy Books of All Time
The best part of reading is getting lost in worlds that aren’t your own, whether you’re witnessing a high school love…
26 Best Horror Books of All Time
October is the perfect time of year to curl up with a great horror novel . As the leaves fall from the trees, the air…
7 Best Books for Anxiety
As we talk openly about mental health we begin to understand we are not alone. We all have struggles and experiences at…
8 of the Best Nonfiction Books of 21st Century
There have been some incredible works of non-fiction over the last two decades, many of which have changed the way we…
21 Best Tom Clancy Books You Need to Read
Tom Clancy, known for his espionage-themed books, has over 40 books to his nam e, selling millions of copies worldwide…
Best John Grisham Books of All Time
Authors have always influenced generations upon generations of people. One of those authors is the world-renowned…
Freida McFadden Books in Order
Freida McFadden writes fast, and she writes a lot — more than 25 psychological thrillers since her 2013 debut…
Robert Langdon Books in Order
Morgan Spector is in talks to play Robert Langdon in Netflix's The Secret of Secrets series — what's confirmed so far, plus every Langdon book in order…
10 New Adult Novels to Break Your Reading Slump
Fourth Wing, ACOTAR, and eight more new adult picks built for momentum, not virtue…
Spiritual & Philosophical
24 Best Self-Help Books to Read in 2024
At A Glance: Our Top 5 Picks for Self-Help Books : The Teen’s Guide to World Domination – Best for Teens How to Stop…
Best Psychology Books on Human Behavior
Humans are fascinating. Ever since I can remember, I’ve enjoyed watching documentaries about great historical figures…
10 Best Philosophy Books For Beginners
“Let no one delay the study of philosophy while young nor weary of it when old” – Epicurus I often regret not studying…
Top Fantasy
Best Stephen King Books of All Time
At A Glance: Our Top 5 Picks for Stephen King Books : Carrie – Our Top Pick The Shining The Mist The Running Man IT…
Fourth Wing Books in Order
If you're trying to figure out the Fourth Wing books in order, the good news is that Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean series…
ACOTAR Books in Order
Trying to nail down the ACOTAR books in order is trickier than it looks, mostly because of one slim novella that…
Top Kids Books
Top Lists
Best Biography Books of All Time
Biographies are one of the most popular genres of books, and we’re breaking down the best biography books of all time…
Best Travel Books for Readers With Wanderlust
At A Glance: Our Top 5 Picks for Travel Books for Readers With Wanderlust : Eat, Pray Love – Our Top Pick Under the…
Best Dystopian Books for Teens and Young Adults
At A Glance: Our Top 5 Picks for Dystopian Books for Teens and Young Adults: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins – Our…
Best Young Adult Books To Read in 2024
“New year, new me,” we all love to say as 2024 rolls in and we gallantly pledge to read all the books we own before we…
Best Marketing Books You Need To Read in 2024
The key to a successful business is effective marketing, which evolves nearly every single day. If you’re not aware of…
The Best Personal Finance Books That Can Make You Rich
Few of us have the time to learn how to set up an emergency fund, plan for retirement, or invest some money. All the…
Top 10 Best Motivational Books of All Time
At A Glance: Our Top 5 Picks for Motivational Books of All Time : Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl – Our…
Best Post-Apocalyptic Books of All Time
At A Glance: Our Top 5 Picks for Post-Apocalyptic Books of All Time Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer – Our Top…
The 8 Best Books for Starting a Business
At A Glance: Our Top 5 Picks for Books for Starting a Business : “ Start with Why ” by Simon Sinek – Our Top Pick “Zero…
7 Amazing Books Like Gone Girl
When Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl was first published in 2012, it shot straight onto the New York Times Bestseller list…
14 Must Read Books for Every Book Lover
Books can be life-changing. They transport us far away to another time and place, and even other worlds and dimensions…
7 Books Like The Hunger Games Worth Reading
Ever since Suzanne Collins published the first installment of The Hunger Games trilogy back in 2008, the world has gone…
Best Agatha Christie Books of All Time
No one writes a murder plot better than Agatha Christie. She’ll keep you on the edge of your seat trying to figure out…
The 25 Best Books of All Time
Every canon is just a long argument — here are the 25 that still work on a reader with no obligation to like them…
Reading Gear & Accessories
The 10 Best Reading Lamps for Every Kind of Reader
The right reading lamp is the difference between an hour of comfortable reading and eye strain after 20 minutes…
Best Reading Glasses That Don't Look Like Reading Glasses
The stigma around reading glasses is really a design problem, not a vision problem — here are the ones that…
The Book Lover's Gift Guide: 25 Gifts Readers Actually Want
Gifting a book lover is intimidating because you never know what's already on their shelf — here's what to get instead…
How to Build the Perfect Reading Nook
A reading nook doesn't need a whole spare room — most of the ones people actually love come down to one chair done right…
Best Book Accessories Under $25
You don't need to spend big to upgrade how you read — the best book accessories solve real, small annoyances…
The 10 Best Book Lights for Reading in Bed
A book light has one job, and it isn't brightness — it's lighting one page and nothing else in the room…
The Best Book Stands and Holders
Nobody wants a book stand — they want the cookbook to stop snapping shut. Ten fixes, sorted by problem…
The Best E-Book Readers for Every Kind of Reader
Kindle, Kobo, Boox, reMarkable — and the one question that decides it: where do your books come from…
The Best E-Reader Cases for Kindle & Kobo
Fabric and leather covers, official SleepCovers, and budget picks that actually fit your device…
8 Ways Technology Makes Reading Easier
E-readers, audiobooks, text-to-speech, and library apps — the real upgrades, not the hype…
For Bloggers & Writers
Quotes & Lines Worth Keeping
40 Quotes About Reading Books
Kafka thought a book should hurt you. Bacon thought most should be skimmed. Forty quotes, grouped by that argument…
36 Friendship Quotes Worth Actually Sending
Sorted by who you're sending it to, because the friend having the worst month needs a different line…
40 Funny Book Quotes That Actually Land
Wilde, Wodehouse, Austen and Bierce — every line here has a joke in it or a knife…
35 Harry Potter Quotes Every Reader Remembers
The quotable lines aren't the spells — they're the ones about choosing, losing, and going on anyway…
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