"Sun, sea, sand, text: the 10 hottest highbrow books for the beach" were unpacked by the Guardian.
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In search of the "most memorable chlorine castles ever dreamed up by humankind," Electric Lit took a plunge into 11 of literature's great swimming pools.
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What's the "funniest word in the English language?" Mental Floss shared the results of a new survey.
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"The best recurring joke on Game of Thrones is about grammar," Buzzfeed noted.
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Lit real estate: "Farm with barn that inspired Charlotte's Web hits the market at $3.7 million," the Los Angeles Times reported.
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Bustle considered "7 things people who use bookmarks will never understand about people who dog-ear books."