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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
Florida local officials responsible for removal of books must testify in a lawsuit brought by an advocacy group challenging reduced access to LGBTQ+ and race-related texts in school libraries, federal court rules27075d ago
Are We in a Reading Monoculture? BookTok promised us endless discovery. So why does everyone seem to be reading the same thing?23283d ago
Roald Dahl short story “The Great Automatic Grammatizator” (1953) satirised AI writing 70 years ago18348d ago
Chilean-American author Isabel Allende has won Spain’s Premio Planeta, one of the world’s most lucrative literary prizes, using a pseudonym, with La hora antes del alba, a sequel to her novel "The House of the Spirits"16807d ago
Sally Rooney is a writer, not a terrorist (Open Letter published in the New Statesman)14484d ago
In the Shadow of Eight of Collin Gosselin: thoughts and feelings10066d ago
Publisher cuts ties with Quebec author accused of AI use in award-winning novel6873d ago
Why read Proust in 2026?6823d ago
Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón5096d ago
I reread Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke and I need to talk about it with someone.2853d ago

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