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The 10 worst opening lines in literature (controversial).

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The best cakes in literature.

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Stuff found in old books.

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'An incredulity of cuckolds', 'a misbelief of painters' and other excellent collective nouns.

11 Nintendo games based on classic works of literature.

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10 unusual and beautiful public libraries.

Real perfumes for fictional people.

All of Kate Bush's studio albums reimagined as books.

Quiz: Can you guess the book from the first line in emoji form?

6 reactions book lovers have to people who don't read.

Writer: the game.

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Pick-up lines for book lovers.

Infinite Lego: David Foster Wallace's magnum opus recreated in plastic bricks.

14 books that change when you reread them later in life.

Infographic: the history of print.

What it was like to go to James Joyce's birthday party.

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