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Match the Taylor Swift Song to the Poem Inspired By Her Music

Famous poets (tortured or not) have taken inspiration from Swift's music. Can you match the poem to the song?

By Jennifer Harlan

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How Netflix Made Magic Look Real in ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’

The first-ever screen adaptation will be released this week — a feat even the author didn’t think possible. We traveled to the set in Colombia to see how it was done.

By Annie Correal and Federico Rios

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Do You Know These Winter Holidays and Popular Books of the Season?

Celebrate the literature of this festive month with with a five-question quiz that comes with its own reading list.

By J. D. Biersdorfer

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Do You Know These Tween and Teen Books That Became Movies?

Novels for young adults often become films for young adults. Test yourself on these five books and their adaptations with this short quiz.

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Can You Find The 13 Hidden Book Titles in This Text Puzzle?

This very short story hides the titles of 13 popular books published in the first decade of the 21st century. Dive in and see if you can find them all — and get an instant reading list at the end.

new york times book review quiz bowl

How Well Do You Know These Memorable Couples of Literature?

Fiction of full of love stories. Try this short quiz on the romantic pairings in five 20th-century novels.

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How a Gen X Graphic Novelist Reinvented the Romance Comic

To fully understand Charles Burns’s remarkable graphic novel, “Final Cut,” you have to look closely at the way in which it was rendered.

By Sam Thielman

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Do You Know These World-Famous Children’s Books?

Folk tales and beloved characters from cultures around the globe can are celebrated in popular books for young readers. Test your knowledge of them with this short quiz.

new york times book review quiz bowl

Do You Know These Space Books That Were Adapted Into Hit Movies?

This short trivia quiz tests your knowledge of fiction and nonfiction works that were made into popular films about space exploration and the quest to connect with other worlds.

new york times book review quiz bowl

How Well Do You Know Classic Books for Halloween Reading?

Magic, madness and supernatural horror have driven many book plots over the centuries. This short quiz scares up several popular novels to test your knowledge.

new york times book review quiz bowl

Can You Find These 14 Hidden Book Titles in This Puzzle?

Look closely to uncover the recent memoirs lurking in this passage of text.

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Do You Know Where These Memorable Detectives Live?

Many crime novels are known for their enduring characters who keep coming back for more adventures. Can you place these five sleuths on their home turf?

new york times book review quiz bowl

Do You Know These Books That Were Adapted Into Broadway Flops?

Popular literature has often been the source of a big-budget musical, but not every show is a hit. Can you identify these five short-lived productions?

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Can You Uncover the 13 Book Titles Hidden in This Text Puzzle?

The 1970s were known for their fashion, political turmoil, pop culture and a lot of significant books. See if you can spot popular fiction and nonfiction works of the era lurking in this short passage.

new york times book review quiz bowl

Do You Know These Villains of Classic British Literature?

Antagonists, antiheroes and just plain evil characters can really stick with you. See how many you remember from five time-honored novels.

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Do You Know Where in the World These Novels Are Set?

Try this short literary geography quiz on books with settings around the globe.

new york times book review quiz bowl

Do You Know These Sports Books That Became Movies?

Try this short quiz about screen adaptations and the source material that inspired them.

new york times book review quiz bowl

Can You Find the 12 Thrillers Hidden Within This Text?

The 20th-century Cold War was rife with geopolitical tension and inspired a lot of great espionage thrillers. This text puzzle challenges you to uncover the titles of a dozen novels set in and around that frosty era.

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120 Years of New York’s Subterranean Literary Muse

The subway isn't just buried in the bedrock of New York City — it's embedded within its fiction, too. These archival photographs and literary quotes transport you through time.

By Erica Ackerberg and Tina Jordan

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Can You Guess These Novels That Originally Got Bad Times Reviews?

Some works that went on to become popular literary classics first got mixed or bad reviews. Try this short quiz to see if you recognize the novels as described by their original reviewers in The Times.

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