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October 13, 2023
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 | The Fear of 13 Just like walking under a ladder, crossing paths with a black cat or breaking a mirror, many people hold fast to the belief that Friday the 13th brings bad luck. Though it's uncertain exactly when this particular tradition began, negative superstitions have swirled around the number 13 for centuries. While Western cultures have historically associated the number 12 with completeness (there are 12 days of Christmas, 12 months and zodiac signs, 12 labors of Hercules, 12 gods of Olympus and 12 tribes of Israel, just to name a few examples), its successor 13 has a long history as a sign of bad luck. The ancient Code of Hammurabi, for example, reportedly omitted a 13th law from its list of legal rules. Though this was probably a clerical error, superstitious people sometimes point to this as proof of 13's longstanding negative associations. Fear of the number 13 has even earned a psychological term: triskaidekaphobia. Time to get spooky season started with these 13 titles |
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 | Books on the Air An overview of talked-about books and authors. This weekly update, published every Friday, provides descriptions of recent TV and radio appearances by authors and their recently released books. See the hot titles from the media this week. |
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 | Nathan Hill Nathan Hill's best-selling debut novel, The Nix, was named the #1 book of the year by Audible and Entertainment Weekly, and one of the year's best books by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, Slate, and many others. It was the winner of the Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction from the Los Angeles Times. Nathan's second novel, Wellness>, is also a New York Times bestseller and was selected by Oprah Winfrey for her book club. Nathan's novels have been published worldwide in more than two dozen languages. A native Iowan, he lives with his wife in Naples, Florida. Check out his books here. |
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 | Indie Next October The Indie Next List epitomizes the heart and soul of passionate bookselling. Independent booksellers are and have always been discoverers of the next big thing, the next great read, the next bestseller, and the next undiscovered gem. Check out the October 2023 picks |
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| The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.-Mark Twain
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