During the week, it can be tough to stay on top of everything. On Fridays, though, we suggest kicking back to catch up on all the delightful literary reading the internet has to offer. Don’t have the time to hunt for good reads? Never fear. We've rounded up the best bookish reading of the week for you.

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We Read...

About the "bad girls" who changed the world and an Amy Tan reading guide. The Schomburg centered has acquired James Baldwin's papers. Kurt Vonnegut gave some writing advice. Can you tell the difference between poetry written by humans and poetry written by robots?  We have handwritten notes by Walt Whitman that you can see online. New Pulitzer winners have hung out on our podcast. Listen to Hilton Als and Colson Whitehead. Do you know what the Gatbsy effect is? This is how to get into John Steinbeck. 

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TGIF:

No need to get up! Join our librarians from the home, office, playground — wherever you have internet access — for book recs on Twitter by following our handle @NYPLrecommends from 10 AM to 11 AM every Friday. Or, you can check NYPL Recommends any day of the week for more suggestions. ​

Anyone need a book recommendation this morning? Tell us what you are in the mood for or another book you loved and we will do our thing. pic.twitter.com/5RjuOeBynB

— NYPL Recommends (@NYPLRecommends) April 7, 2017

What did you read?

If you read something fantastic this week, share with our community of readers in the comment section below.