Lauren Oster, Read It Forward

Lauren Oster

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New York, NY, United States

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10 Books About Nature That Provide a Glimpse of the World

These rigorous, affectionate, infuriating books about nature and nonhuman life will change what you see the next time you look outside. → Read More

How to Help Local Booksellers, Authors, and the Readers You Love

These are not the best of times, not by a long shot. There's potential for this pandemic to be devastating for small businesses that contribute to our thriving literary community. Here are some ways to help local booksellers stay afloat. → Read More

New Memoirs 2020: True (and Evocative) Stories

New year, new memoirs. Don't miss these personal stories that reach for universal truths. From journalists to whisteblowers to daughters, these are the best new memoirs of 2020. → Read More

Best Sex Books to Enhance Your Love Life (Self-Love, Too!)

Nothing says “I love you” (or “I love me”) like empowering reads that will make you happier and healthier, in bed and out of it. Get down to business with the best sex books out there. → Read More

Books That Feature Really Wacky Fictional Families

These books will keep you up ‘til the wee hours, reframe your sibling squabbles, and remind you that while, say, being trapped in a car with tiny humans who howl for “Baby Shark” is weird, the latest fictional families are having a much weirder time than you are. → Read More

The Things I've Found in Donated Books

Donated books often contain a special magic: inscriptions from strangers who share a love for reading. In this essay, Lauren Oster explores the things others have left behind in books she now owns. → Read More

Books Set in NYC That We Can't Put Down

It’s no accident, we’d argue, that Manhattan at a distance looks an awful lot like a procession of stacked books. Lay the foundation for a nightstand skyscraper of your own with these books set in NYC. → Read More

My Life in Bookstores

An avid reader shares her life journey through the bookstores that mean the world to her, from her childhood to present day. → Read More

Bookish Gifts For Music Lovers

David Bowie, Florence Welch, Otis Redding; the history of Rolling Stone and hip hop's most iconic images. We present the best gifts for music lovers (and really, who isn't one?). → Read More

The Best Gifts For Trendsetters In 2018

Say hello to ten books everyone's talking about, from Michelle Obama to the Fab Five to My Sister, the Serial Killer. Win this holiday season with these hot-ticket gifts for trendsetters. → Read More

14 Books that Embrace the Chilling Cold

Feeling the cold outside? Doomed expeditions and giddy scientists abound in these tales of life at the bottom of the thermometer. → Read More

21 Books About Cats

“A cat is more intelligent than people believe,” Mark Twain wrote, “and can be taught any crime.” → Read More

21 Books About Cats

“A cat is more intelligent than people believe,” Mark Twain wrote, “and can be taught any crime.” → Read More

12 Literary Cocktails to Pair with Classic Reads

Break out the spirits and toast your favorite characters with this indulgent lineup. → Read More

Jólabókaflóð Holiday Gift Guide

Jólabókaflóð is the most wonderful time of a book lover's year! Our holiday gift guide has the perfect read for everyone on your shopping list. → Read More

Jólabókaflóð Holiday Gift Guide: Books for Anyone

Have a straggling Secret Santa without a gift? Don't want to show up at a holiday party empty-handed? These are great books for anyone on your list! → Read More

Jólabókaflóð Holiday Gift Guide: Books for Siblings

Stumped about what to get your sibling? These books make great holiday gifts for your sister or brother—and you don't need to know anyone's size. → Read More

Jólabókaflóð Holiday Gift Guide: Books for Friends

Looking for holiday gift ideas for friends? We have you covered! Use our recommended books for friends to turn your holiday gift idea list into action. → Read More

My Life in Libraries

Floods, oaths, and overdue fees: a lifelong devotee celebrates the libraries that shaped her. → Read More

My Life in Libraries

Floods, oaths, and overdue fees: a lifelong devotee celebrates the libraries that shaped her. → Read More