Campaign for the American Reader

The official blog of the Campaign for the American Reader, an independent initiative to encourage more readers to read more books.

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Cynthia Swanson's "This Isn’t New," the movie

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Featured at My Book, The Movie: This Isn't New: Women's Historical Stories by Cynthia Swanson . The entry begins: Because This Is...

What is Andrew Welsh-Huggins reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Andrew Welsh-Huggins , author of The Delivery (Mercury Carter Thrillers) . His entry begins: Though I read wide...

Seven books about the messy politics of Indian meals

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Asfiyah Qadri is a writer based in Mumbai, India. Her work has appeared in Tweak India , Vogue India , and Brown History , and explores them...
Monday, May 11, 2026

Pg. 99: Benjamin R. Siegel's "Markets of Pain"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Markets of Pain: Opium, Capitalism, and the Global History of Painkillers by Benjamin Robert Siegel . About ...

Seven historical fiction books set in Appalachia

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Melissa D’Agnese is a senior editor at FIRST for Women , Woman’s World , and various a360media special interest publications. At Woman’s W...

Pg. 69: Laurie Frankel's "Enormous Wings"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: Enormous Wings : A Novel by Laurie Frankel . About the book, from the publisher: From the beloved New York ...
Sunday, May 10, 2026

Q&A with Diane Josefowicz

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From my Q&A with Diane Josefowicz , author of The Great Houses of Pill Hill : How much work does your title do to take readers into th...

Ten top books that celebrate Paris

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Kate Clayborn is the USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance novels. Her work has been featured in The New York Times , The ...

Pg. 99: Jennifer Randles's "Living Diaper to Diaper"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Living Diaper to Diaper: The Hidden Crisis of Poverty and Motherhood by Jennifer Randles . About the book, f...
Saturday, May 09, 2026

What is Kayla Hardy reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Kayla Hardy , author of The Quarter Queen : A Novel . Her entry begins: I recently reread Lindsey Stewart’s The ...

Five cautionary novels about shopping

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At Book Riot Liberty Hardy tagged five “buyer, beware” novels about the dangers of shopping . One entry on the list: The Rainfall Market ...

Pg. 69: Andrew Welsh-Huggins's "The Delivery"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: The Delivery (Mercury Carter Thrillers) by Andrew Welsh-Huggins . About the novel, from the publisher: Free...
Friday, May 08, 2026

Q&A with Mahmud El Sayed

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From my Q&A with Mahmud El Sayed , author of The Republic of Memory : A Novel : How much work does your title do to take readers into ...

Eight top books about libraries

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Edwin B. Maxwell is the Chief Librarian of Brooklyn Public Library (BPL). A New York City native, born and raised in the Bronx, he began his...

Pg. 99: George G. Szpiro's "Ignorance"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: Ignorance: What We Do Not Know, Cannot Know, Must Not Know, and Refuse to Know by George G. Szpiro . About t...
Thursday, May 07, 2026

What is Catriona McPherson reading?

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Featured at Writers Read: Catriona McPherson , author of The Dead Room . Her entry begins: I’ve been having a fantastic run of reading jus...

Nine of the best climate & sustainability books

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Vogue asked four climate activists to help "compile a reading list that offers context and perspective on issues of climate, sustainab...

Pg. 69: Mahmud El Sayed's "The Republic of Memory"

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Featured at the Page 69 Test: The Republic of Memory : A Novel (The Song of the Safina) by Mahmud El Sayed . About the novel, from the publ...
Wednesday, May 06, 2026

Q&A with Melinda Leigh

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From my Q&A with Melinda Leigh , author of You Can Tell Me : How much work does your title do to take readers into the story? You ...

Seven novels that let India’s smaller towns shine

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Sneha Pathak is an independent writer and translator based in India. Her work has appeared in Business Standard , Scroll.in and Strange Hori...

Pg. 99: Jason Ānanda Josephson Storm's "The Genealogy of Genealogy"

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Featured at the Page 99 Test: The Genealogy of Genealogy: Nietzsche, Foucault, and the Coils of Critical History by Jason Ānanda Josephson ...
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