NYPL #FridayReads: The Before Game of Thrones Edition September 23, 2016

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...

George R.R. Martin's pre-GoT stories and talked like pirates, especially our most treasured swashbucklers. We played "Not It" with this quiz asking which books the prolific horror-master himself, Stephen King, actually did not write. King's output is especially impressive now that we know how long it took to write our favorite booksLiterary San Francisco comes to life in this interactive map, almost as alive as we feel knowing fall Staff Picks have arrived. In celebration of Hermione Granger's birthday, here are more brainy and brave heroines. Not to brag, but we've got every issue of the New York Times ever for you to read. We bet Hermione would be psyched about that. Finally, hear what Alan Cumming has to say about Monica Lewinsky in the NYPL Podcast, and remember the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Edward Albee, who died this week.

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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. 

What did you read?

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