With the big lit award announcement coming soon, the Guardian featured shortlisted authors' thoughts on "how to write a Booker contender."
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A rare glimpse into J.D. Salinger's archive is coming to the New York Public Library, Gothamist reported.
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Mental Floss sourced "the origins behind 30 Harry Potter words and spells."
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"Books that feel like a pumpkin spice latte" were served up by Quirk Books.
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"Waldsassen Abbey is the fairy tale library you need to visit," Bookstr noted.
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Gennaro Attanasio's 2S Chair bookcase "is designed to be used, lived and decomposed day by day in a different way."