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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Your Local Library

When I was in my teens, I spent hours in my school library. All through middle school and into high school, I made regular trips to the stacks to source new reading material. Somewhere along the line, I swapped the library for the bookstore, and started buying books instead of borrowing them. While there are Continue reading
What Is Literary Fiction (And Why Does It Matter)?

If you have any interest in books or writing, you may have noticed a divide between what’s known as “literary fiction” and books that are considered “commercial fiction.” You likely have a vague idea of the distinction between these two categories. (Hint: To Kill a Mockingbird is literary, Harry Potter is commercial.) However, especially when Continue reading
