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Try This Quiz and See How Much You Know About Jane Austen

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Try This Quiz and See How Much You Know About Jane Austen

“Window seat with garden view / A perfect nook to read a book / I’m lost in my Jane Austen…” sings Kristin Chenoweth in “The Girl in 14G” — what could be more ideal? Well, perhaps showing off your literary knowledge and getting a perfect score on this week’s super-size Book Review Quiz Bowl honoring the life, work and global influence of Jane Austen, who turns 250 today. In the 12 questions below, tap or click your answers to the questions. And no matter how you do, scroll on to the end, where you’ll find links to free e-book versions of her novels — and more.

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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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