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- May 19, 2025
These 10 must-read books set in Alaska include bestselling fiction and engrossing nonfiction. You will want to place these books that take place in Alaska on your TBR list. 1. Alaska by James A. Michener “In this sweeping epic of the northernmost American frontier, James A. Michener guides us through Alaska’s fierce terrain and history, from
READ MOREThese famous snakes in books slither, surprise, and often bite unsuspecting humans. Over the years, serpents have played an important role in literature. Get to know these top 10 snakes in literature. 1. Cadmus in Metamorphoses by Ovid Cadmus, after killing a serpent, “felt his skin hardening as scales grew there, while dark green patches
READ MOREThe first day of school is always exciting and a little (or a lot) nerve-racking. These 10 best back-to-school books and stories will help ease those first day jitters and get your kids ready for back to school, learning new things, meeting new friends, their teachers, and the new school year. 1. Beach Toys vs.
READ MOREThese 10 of the best quotes about reading remind us about the benefits of reading and why book lovers love to read books. 1. “Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul.”—Joyce Carol Oates 2. “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies,
READ MOREThese books that take place in Alabama include bestselling modern classics and autobiographies. You will want to place all 10 of these must-read books set in Alabama, the Heart of Dixie, on your TBR list. 1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee “Voted America’s Best-Loved Novel in PBS’s The Great American Read. Harper Lee’s
READ MOREThese rats, mice (and water voles!) from books will a-maze you. Just don’t get caught in a mouse trap, and avoid all rats’ nests, with these top 11 rodents in literature. 1. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse from The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse by Aesop The Country Mouse lives a simple
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