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Do You Know the Comics That Inspired These TV Adventures?

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Do You Know the Comics That Inspired These TV Adventures?

Welcome to Great Adaptations, the Book Review’s regular multiple-choice quiz about printed works that have gone on to find new life as movies, television shows, theatrical productions and more. This week’s challenge highlights offbeat television shows that began as comic books. Just tap or click your answers to the five questions below. And scroll down after you finish the last question for links to the comics and their screen versions.

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Video: Our Spring Book Recommendations

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A few editors from the New York Times’s Book Review give their recommendations for what new releases you should be reading this spring.

By Jennifer Harlan, MJ Franklin, Joumana Khatib, Edward Vega and Laura Salaberry

March 19, 2026

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Test Your Memory of Great Lines From Classic Irish Poems

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Test Your Memory of Great Lines From Classic Irish Poems

Welcome to Literary Quotable Quotes, a quiz that tests your recognition of memorable lines. With a nod to St. Patrick’s Day, this week’s installment celebrates memorable lines from classic Irish poems. In the five multiple-choice questions below, tap or click on the answer you think is correct. After the last question, you’ll find links to both poetry collections and the individual poems cited, just in case you’re inspired to read more.

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How Many of These Epic 1,000-Page Novels Do You Know?

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How Many of These Epic 1,000-Page Novels Do You Know?

Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about books, authors and literary culture. This week’s challenge is focused on really long reads — novels originally published in a single volume that run past 1,000 pages. In the five multiple-choice questions below, tap or click on the answer you think is correct. After the last question, you’ll find links to the books (and their much lighter e-book editions) if you’d like to do further reading.

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