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A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight. — Robertson Davies

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Introduction¹

The Evolution of the Book (Julie Dreyfuss, TED-Ed)
TED-Ed (YouTube Channel)

Dictionary

book : a set of written sheets of skin or paper or tablets of wood or ivory — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook

Thesaurus

Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords

Encyclopedia

Book is a set of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of ink, paper, parchment, or other materials, fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is a leaf, and each side of a leaf is a page. A set of text-filled or illustrated pages produced in electronic format is known as an electronic book, or e-book.

Books may also refer to works of literature, or a main division of such a work. In library and information science, a book is called a monograph, to distinguish it from serial periodicals such as magazines, journals or newspapers. The body of all written works including books is literature. In novels and sometimes other types of books (for example, biographies). — Wikipedia

Book (Encyclopædia Britannica)

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Inspiration

Talks about Books (TED: Ideas Worth Spreading)
Articles about Books (Big Think)

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Preservation

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Participation

The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write a book about it. — Benjamin Disraeli

Education

MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources

Community

Library Thing
Good Reads

Organization

Association of American Publishers

News

Bookwire (Bowker)
Booklist (American Library Association)
Textualities
Books (New York Times)
Best Seller List (New York Times)
Books (National Public Radio)

Books (ISBNdb)

More …

NYT > Books

Where Have All the Book Reviews Gone?
by Dwight Garner on April 27, 2026 at 9:02 am
What the rise of A.I. and the gutting of books coverage across U.S. media will mean for literature.
Book Review: ‘Small Town Girls,’ by Jayne...
by Sigrid Nunez on April 27, 2026 at 9:00 am
A new book by Jayne Anne Phillips, a Pulitzer-winning novelist, recalling her childhood is a bittersweet triumph.
The Best Books of 2026 So Far: ‘Kin,’...
by The New York Times Books Staff on April 27, 2026 at 9:00 am
The nonfiction and novels we can’t stop thinking about.
Book Review: ‘The Rolling Stones,’ by Bob...
by Leah Greenblatt on April 27, 2026 at 9:00 am
The music journalist Bob Spitz, a keeper of numerous rock ’n’ roll flames, has turned out a colorful and authoritative new take on a much-documented band.
New Historical Fiction, Lush and Lavishly Detailed
by Alida Becker on April 26, 2026 at 9:02 am
Our columnist on the month’s best new books.

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