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Books That Made 2020 Bearable: A Reading List for an Unusual Year

From new releases like Brit Bennett's 'The Vanishing Half' to the 1973 classic 'Journal of a Solitude' by May Sarton, here are the books that helped one reader cope with the challenges of 2020.
By Lauren LeBlanc

7 Books Oprah Says Will Ease Your 2020 Anxiety

Oprah revealed the seven books she turns to when struggling with anxiety.
By Helen Holmes

Chocolate: A Broad and Fascinating Subject that Spans Multiple Scientific Fields

Short List / Chocolat, Voilà!
By Peter Moustakerski
Walter the Farting Dog, as recommended by Alec Baldwin (Penguin Books and Getty Images)

Alec Baldwin Wants Your Children to Read About Farting Dogs

By Drew Grant

Apple’s Instapaper-Killer Sent Marco Arment on an Emotional Roller-Coaster

By Nitasha Tiku
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