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25,902,158 subscribers — This is a moderated subreddit. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres, or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. If you're looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our Weekly Recommendation Thread, Suggested Reading page, or ask in r/suggestmeabook.

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Top posts this week

The 10 highest-scored posts from the last 7 days — ranking by real score over a week naturally filters out posts that got removed shortly after posting.

PostScorePosted
Presidents of both parties defended libraries as allies of democracy for a century – until Trump72943d ago
The illustrator behind the popular children's book, "The Gruffalo", has announced that he is "seriously considering" launching legal action against artificial intelligence (AI) firms that he says have breached copyright infringement in reproducing his work57527d ago
Brandon Sanderson Officially Teases Speedy Release of Remaining Stormlight Archive Books20974d ago
Personal Ranking of Pulitzer Winners13326d ago
As budgets tighten, people are breaking out their library cards13231d ago
Like many authors, I’m bombarded by scam fan mail. I wasn’t prepared for what would happen when I wrote back12393d ago
Sarah J Maas’s long-awaited return to her bestselling romantasy series has smashed UK sales records, with "A Court of Splintered Harmony" becoming the fastest-selling adult fantasy novel since 199812133d ago
Day after being crowned with France's top literary award, Philippe Jaenada, spoke on France Inter radio about how he used AI to write "The Unknown Woman from Quai de Javel", the novel that won him this year's Goncourt Prize9922d ago
Why do so many adult fiction covers look like they’re aimed at teenagers now?8453d ago
How do we get boys to read more?6266d ago

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  -H "x-api-key: ts_live_YOUR_KEY"

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