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The author of the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series shares a handful of titles that have helped shape his sense of humor. By Jeff Kinney Jeff Kinney is the author, most recently, of “Partypooper,” the ...

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Two childhood best friends realize they're in love and break up with their significant others to be together – that's a classic romantic-comedy storyline. But in her book, Funny Story, author Emily ...

From The Thursday Murder Club to The A.B.C. Murders, One for the Money to The Three Dahlias, these mystery books are tons of ...