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Total eclipse of the sun, observed July 29, 1878, at Creston, Wyoming Territory, by Étienne Léopold Trouvelot.

In this excerpt from 'American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World,' science journalist David Baron writes about the morning and afternoon just before the eclipse, when national anticipation was at

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Bill Nye and Neil Gaiman are also involved in the project.

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They include tips for dealing with nosebleeds and contacting the dead.

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'Presto and Zesto in Limboland' will be published in fall of 2018.

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For eight years, King's pseudonym went undiscovered. Then a bookstore clerk took a walk to the Library of Congress.

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Though published in 1960, the novel's inspiration came from nearly 100 years before.

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Where did the Potter fortune come from? The answer will sound familiar...

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The collection includes illustrations of basilisks, mandrakes, and bezoars.

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The collection includes illustrations of basilisks, mandrakes, and bezoars.

Tea (Чай) by David Shterenberg, 1931. Courtesy Princeton University

An online repository of picture books from the U.S.S.R. highlights the importance of illustrator in Soviet political education.

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Can a book on how to murder people be held liable for a real-life crime?

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A Pew Research Center survey found that Millennials were more likely to have used a library in the past year than members of any other generation.

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"I thought this was going to be a weekend project at first, but it quickly ballooned into this massive, awesome adventure," Dan Zemke told Mental Floss.

Readers who participated in Pizza Hut's Book It! program sometimes got lenticular buttons like this one.

Bill Clinton declared an official "BOOK IT! Day" in Arkansas. Here are some other facts about Pizza Hut's BOOK IT! program.

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Ten cars have been decorated to fit the "Subway Library" theme.

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She got £38 for her book in 1816.

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<em>Voldemort: Origin of the Heir</em> will stream online for free later this year.

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Chaste Amish romances are out; Amish vampire erotic thrillers are in.

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A single Tic Tac would seem fattening by comparison.

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Researchers working on a book about the poet stumbled on two of her unpublished poems hidden in a notebook.

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Wake up early, take cold baths, and go on a lot of walks.

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LeVar Burton hosts Reading Rainbow

For 23 seasons, the LeVar Burton-hosted show taught generations of kids to love the written word. Here's how they did it.

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May is Get Caught Reading month, so here are a few clever ways you can squeeze more time for reading in between your work, gym, and sleep time.