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The Problem With Spotify’s New Audiobooks Service

The streaming service launches with 300,000+ titles, but it's not a user-friendly interface from the start

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It depicts the artist at work

The Crimson Rambler by Philip Leslie Hale

Edith Wharton’s Sexiest Novel Is a Sad, Perfect End-of-Summer Read

"Summer" is a book about endings, and the moments when we see them coming

The Rings of Power

Amazon Touts a Viewing Record for "The Rings of Power"

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British soldiers in a trench at the Battle of the Somme in September 1916. “Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien fought in the battle but eventually contracted trench fever.

How the Horror and Fellowship of WWI Shaped "Lord of the Rings"

As Amazon rolls out "The Rings of Power," historians explain the personal experience J.R.R. Tolkien brought to Middle-earth

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