Bob on Books

I am a thirteen year book blogger interested in creating spaces where we talk about the good, the true, and the beautiful in books and life. All content from a real human!

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2026-07-21 19:11:48 UTC

5 Marvelous Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books Starring Older Characters https://bookriot.com/older-characters-sff-books/?utm_source=BestOfBookRiot_BookRiot_Production&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=6%20Must-Read%20New%20Books%20Out%20This%20Week

2026-07-14 13:10:56 UTC

I Didn’t Realize How Much AI Chatbots Were Stealing My Work—Until Now | The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/article/212917/ai-chatbots-llm-stealing-writing-journalism?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KXDMP0B9ZPJR3KWWM226RR38&_kx=diMMfwjDKjKapWB88BNPHlsSASNhA5gNPCS0lNPBI50.U5D8ER

2026-06-29 21:02:29 UTC

Literary Hub » How a Childhood Bookmobile Sparked My Love of Reading https://lithub.com/how-a-childhood-bookmobile-sparked-my-love-of-reading/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KW9K9MV7TATMZJS6CMHNWTWP&_kx=diMMfwjDKjKapWB88BNPHlsSASNhA5gNPCS0lNPBI50.U5D8ER

2026-06-13 12:41:21 UTC

Lush historical fiction, gripping thrillers, true crime, laugh-out-loud essays and more: Here are the books you’ve saved most to your reading lists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/books/most-saved-books-summer.html?unlocked_article_code=1.p1A.7kvk.vdasx6nXcJyz&smid=url-share

2026-06-11 21:36:34 UTC

A Moment of Divine Inspiration Helped Melvil Dewey Bring Obsessive Order to the Infinitely Disorganized Stacks in the Library https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/moment-divine-inspiration-helped-melvil-dewey-bring-obsessive-order-infinitely-disorganized-stacks-library-180988856/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=91701641&user_id=7b5c544a5cdfe0e9a185b5ca3730b2cb12af1eb2bb282277942ee498872f468b

2026-05-18 12:38:56 UTC

The Best Historical Fiction of 2026 - Five Books https://fivebooks.com/best-books/best-historical-fiction-of-2026-katharine-grant/

2026-05-13 13:00:32 UTC

Rita Collins had a dream for her retirement: bringing books and people together all over the country. Behind the wheel of a van she’s making it happen.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/books/traveling-bookstore-alabama.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iFA.WZt0.IhUmMjdGzFFz&smid=url-share

2026-05-12 20:54:35 UTC

Question of the Day: If you had a room you called "library" in your home, describe what it would be like. (And include pictures if you have one!)

2026-05-09 12:57:55 UTC

Do we absorb information better on paper, rather than screens? It depends on the screen https://theconversation.com/do-we-absorb-information-better-on-paper-rather-than-screens-it-depends-on-the-screen-281849

2026-02-25 21:53:32 UTC

Question of the Day: How many books are you currently in the middle of reading? #bookstodon

2026-02-20 18:05:16 UTC

I think we're yearning for something beyond the every day. And I will tell you I don't believe in the supernatural, I believe in the supernormal.
Richard Matheson, BTD, 1926

2025-07-01 20:59:03 UTC

Question of the Day: What was the best book you read in June? #bookstodon

2025-06-26 21:21:20 UTC

Question of the Day: Do you underline, write in the margins, highlight, use post-it notes or other forms of marginalia in your books? #bookstodon

2024-12-05 20:12:12 UTC

"You have to pick the places you don't walk away from."
-Joan Didion, born this day, 1934.

2024-09-19 19:24:50 UTC

College Students Not Reading Is an Issue, So Teachers Are Adjusting How Classes Look | Teen Vogue https://www.teenvogue.com/story/college-students-not-reading

2024-09-01 00:33:38 UTC

Question of the Day: What makes a fictional character compelling?

2024-08-05 11:29:34 UTC

This Booker longlist might just be the most enjoyable of recent years | Booker prize | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jul/30/the-booker-longlist-might-just-be-the-most-enjoyable-of-recent-years