Why we read what we read
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What do weight loss, evil emperors and tales of redemption have in common? We readers have many dirty little secrets—and our bestselling books are spilling them all. We can’t resist conspiratorial crooks or the number 7. We have bought millions of books about cheese. And over a million of us read mo…
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