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5 Fictional Cats Who Would Be Instagram Sensations

With our aww-some Men with Cats book about to come out, we’ve got cats on the mind. Specifically, photographed cats. And maybe we’re thinking about this too much, because we’ve come up with five fictional cats who we’d love to follow on Instagram. You know you’d heart them too.

Posted by Eve Legato

Reading Resolutions for 2016 and How to Stick to Them

One of the best parts of a new year is making resolutions. Imagine a wonderful year of possibilities where you might just come out the other end happier, more accomplished than you were when you started. However, the smallest hitch can make a resolution seem hopeless come March. 

Never fear, dear reader, because we’ve come up with some of the best bookish resolutions to make, along with some hints and tips to help you see them through until the end of 2016.

Posted by Rose Moore

15 Times Someecards Understood Our Bookish Hearts

If we stopped to look at every funny post, meme, comic, or quote on our social media feeds we’d never get any work done and our butts would become one with the chair. But when they’re about books or reading, we can’t look away—like moths to a flame or bookworms to books. So here are 15 Someecards that understand our bookish loving hearts.

Posted by Jamie Canaves

The Ghosts of Wes Anderson’s Past Movies

Enjoy these Wes Anderson-inspired ghosts illustrated by Doogie Horner, author of 100 Ghosts.

Posted by Doogie Horner

10 Rules To Surviving a Goosebumps Tale

It's been 20 years since the premiere of the Goosebumps TV series, and we'd like to take a moment to apprecaite R.L. Stine for all he's done to ensure our safety. Whether he’s warning us about those nefarious lawn gnomes or making sure we keep an eye out for Frosty’s evil twin each winter, he always has our backs.

If you’re the kind of person who willingly ventures in to haunted houses (or worse yet, ventures into haunted houses and makes off with something), your life choices need some guidance.  Look no further!  Following these simple rules will ensure that you don’t end up living a real-life Goosebumps tale.

Posted by Marsha Auguste

There’s a Saint For That: Heavenly Allies for Everyday Life

The pope rolls into our homebase of Philadelphia this weekend. And as he leaves the Vatican to head to the City of Brotherly Love, we wouldn’t be surprised if he sends a prayer or two to Saint Christopher, the patron saint of travelers. But what about other kinds of 21st-century problems? Whether you’re throwing a party, buying a house, losing at poker or wishing for more followers on Instagram, there’s a Saint for that.

Posted by Rose Moore