Celebrities continue to cash in as authors
Celebrity-penned books tend to create buzz and, as a result, sell.
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E-books revolutionize culture
Reading has a new face, and it’s now glare-resistant. And though not all book-lovers are on board with the new technology, e-readers offer certain indisputable benefits.
Reading habits in a state of flux
A recent USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll shows that e-readers are gaining ground on traditional print media, but USC students and
university librarians tell a different story.
What we read is a picture of who we are
Books are all about learning and escaping to alternate realities — past or future, real or imaginary, possible or impossible. So what do the books that we are reading say about the state of our reality? More importantly, what do they say about us? Best-sellers lists, in a way, could be reflections of the national […]