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A sprawling Upper East Side mansion owned by publishing giant Richard “Dick” Synder, 88, has hit the market for $17 million — down from its original $26 million asking price back in 2012. The eight-story, eight-bedroom townhouse at 120 E. 78th St. comes with eight fireplaces and more than 10,000 square feet. Snyder was the

In an unexpected turn of events, pandemic dating has been surprisingly successful. First, there was Gus, a successful writer and perpetual cynic. Our beach houses neighbored each other on the quiet shores of a small town. Then Milo, the young, kind, and sensitive musician who helped traverse NYC searching for a missing beloved Hollywood starlet

A penthouse at 30 Park Place, otherwise known as the Four Seasons Residences, has hit the market for $39.5 million. The five-bedroom, 5½-bathroom unit — on the 78th floor of the 82-story, Robert A.M. Stern-designed building — is 6,127 square feet and comes with interior designs by Monique Gibson. The penthouse opens to a gallery

As we stretch into month 2,796 of this cursed pandemic, many of our favorite in-person activities and events continue to be held online, including virtual book festivals. Here in New York City, book publishing’s largest trade show, Book Con and Book Expo, were felled by the coronavirus when organizing entity ReedPop announced they were exploring

This Malibu beach house was Robyn Moore’s pet project after she divorced Mel Gibson in 2011, but now she’s ready to let it go — for $32 million. It’s the most expensive house of its size in West Malibu, Calif., at 5,500 square feet. But Moore’s huge asking price comes from the property’s 1-acre lot

Is your book club ready to turn up the heat? Whether or not your club makes a habit out of reading romance novels, we all can use a little bit of happily ever after in our reading lives, and there are more great, diverse romance novels than ever out there! If you’re looking to pick

Raise your hand if you thought Han Solo was Leia Organa’s first love. It’s okay if you did, I did too until I read Claudia Gray’s Leia: Princess Alderaan and fair enough, she was only 19 when they met and had been awfully busy princessing, rebelling, and getting a damn PhD while Luke was whining

Ever since I was a teen myself, devouring books by R.L. Stine and Ann M. Martin, I’ve been a huge fan of young adult books. But while my love for reading YA at the time was mostly contemporary, you could say I’ve acquired a taste for young adult fantasy in the time I’ve been a

The publishing industry has been severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, triggering a shift in reading trends. If you’re a reviewer or a librarian, you may notice that you’re getting more digital review copies or electronic advance reading copies (eARCs). In 2020, ebook sales and library lending also surged. If you’re a staunch paperback lover

Disclaimer: Since the world is still very unpredictable at this time, we understand that most people aren’t traveling domestically or internationally. Some of the places may have modified opening hours and restrictions. Always consult reliable sources for updated health information. When I can’t go anywhere, I like to remember where I’ve been and find new

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The Audio Publisher’s Association has announced the finalists for the 2021 Audie Awards, which recognize the best audiobooks released in 2020. The 25 categories include the expected fiction and non-fiction categories, as well as awards for best narrator and multi-voice performance and more. In the last few years, audiobooks have gained more and more listeners,

I live in a town with a vibrant typewriter history. In addition to owning my own Woodstock typewriter — something I’d been hunting down for a long time — as well as a gorgeous Royal typewriter, I love thinking about the fact one of the bigwigs for a local typewriter company lived in my house.

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“The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” creator, Mike Fleiss, is receiving backlash after his Hawaiian estate listing was dubbed a “plantation-style” abode amid the soaring controversy taking place this season.  Fleiss, 56, put the property on the market on Jan. 10. He removed the listing three weeks later, but not before it caught the attention of some

This farmstead comes with cows, ranching equipment — and maybe some otherworldly visitors.  An 80-acre parcel in Alamo, Nevada — right next to legendary military base Area 51 — has been listed for sale by a local realtor. The $4.5 million property at 20031 Rock Springs Road features a 5,600-square-foot hay barn, 576-square-foot shop, a

It’s a big step up from Forks, Washington. “Twilight” star Kristen Stewart plunked down $6 million on a four-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bathroom home in Los Angeles earlier this month, according to Architectural Digest. The 1927 Mediterranean revival house in the neighborhood Los Feliz has classic red-tiled roofing, arched doorways, lantern lighting and combination tile and oak wood

There’s so many reasons to love Howl’s Moving Castle. From the fantastical plot in the book to the adorable characters depicted in the Studio Ghibli film, this story has collected many fans over the years. If you’ve read the book and watched the movie, you probably noticed the major differences between the two. The book

When you think of the perfect book box, do you imagine it dripping red onto the floor? The screams that might escape as you open it? If so, these creepy horror book subscriptions are for you. 9 Horror Book Subscriptions My Thrill Club! For as low as $19.99 a month, you’ll receive two new hardcover

The only thing more impressive than buying and building a $16 million house in all cash is doing it twice — and that’s what Christian personal finance guru Dave Ramsey plans to do. The man who famously disavowed debt has listed his home in Franklin, Tennessee, outside Nashville for almost $16 million after about 12

The entire internet (well, some of us at least) suffered a day of baited breath at the start of February, when David Lynch said he had an announcement to make. His announcement turned out to be hilarious, but my secret hopes of more Twin Peaks were dashed. I can’t be the only one who sat

Just imagine the instructions. IKEA is now in the business of making tiny houses. And luckily for triggered millennial furniture owners everywhere, you won’t need that disposable Allen wrench. It’s already built. The Swedish furniture company is experimenting with prefab houses through their Ikea Tiny Home Project, selling 187-square-foot abodes on flatbed trailers. The tiny