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Book Output Topped Four Million in 2025

The total number of books published in the U.S. in 2025 with ISBN numbers jumped 32.5% over 2024, to more than four million books, according to statistics compiled by Bowker.The increase was led by self-published works, for which…
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A History Of Famous Typos

James Joyce’s editors compiled a massive list of the book’s errors to be fixed in new editions. Joyce rejected some of the corrections, saying, “These are not misprints but beauties of my style hitherto undreamt of.” – Smithsonian…
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A Romance You Watch in Secret

The Russian-language reception of Crave’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ shows how tenderness, desire, and character complexity shape a phenomenon that transcends borders.Did you know LARB is a reader-supported nonprofit?LARB publishes daily without a…
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