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Should tags for genres and other literary terms consistently be in singular form?

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Announcing the August 2018 Topic Challenge: Nalo Hopkinson

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Announcing the July 2018 reading challenge: “The Assault”

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Tags for both [publishing] and [publication]?

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Announcing the May 2018 topic challenge: Ursula K. Le Guin

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Announcing the May 2017 topic challenge: Icelandic Sagas!

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Announcing the April 2018 Topic Challenge: “Look Who's Back”

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What are some good (legal) resources for finding the text of books?

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Announcing the February 2018 Topic Challenge: “Songs of Innocence and of Experience”

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Announcing the November 2017 reading challenge: “Tower of Secrets”

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New tag for musicals? Or use author + title tags?

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Can Literature be an exception for the SE rule that removes single-use tags?

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Can I ask which program to use to order my library?

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