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Exploring the Eternal Allure of the Acoustic Guitar

An excerpt from John Stubbings's "The Devil Is in It: A History of the American Acoustic Guitar"

AI Scammers Are Now Using Book Clubs to Target Authors

Writing scams often target new or self-published authors. This is different.

Is BookTok Ready for Mayonnaise-Scented Romantasy?

Jennifer L. Armentrout's new novel "The Primal of Blood and Bone" has a very distinctive limited edition

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This October

Including an Anthony Bourdain anthology, filmmakers’ memoirs and an ode to running

The Benefits of Buying Books You’ll Probably Never Read

Confused? Get to know the Japanese philosophy of "tsundoku."

Report: AI References to Fake Books Are Frustrating Librarians

It can be challenging to find a book if it doesn't exist

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This September

Our recommendations include film history, cocktail comics and ghost hunters

What Does Napoleon Have to Do With a 2015 Art Heist?

An excerpt from Ralph Pezzullo's "The Great Chinese Art Heist: Imperialism, Organized Crime, and the Hidden Story of China's Stolen Artistic Treasures"

AI-Generated Books on Amazon Are Hurting Authors and the Publishing Industry

Don’t buy AI copies of already-written books on Amazon

A Legendary DJ's Memoir Chronicles a Life in Basketball

An excerpt from the new memoir of Bobbito García, a pioneer of sneaker journalism and hip-hop radio

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This August

Including a trio of musical biographies along with some gripping fiction

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This July

From international journeys to a memoir of Las Vegas

Revisiting the Turmoil Behind a Classic Marvin Gaye Album

An excerpt from Ben Edmonds's "Marvin Gaye: What's Going On? and the Last Days of the Motown Sound"

How the Grateful Dead Created the Accidental Future of Sound

"Loud and Clear" by Brian Anderson argues that the band's most ambitious experiments weren't musical or cultural