The first half of “Don Quixote” was published in 1605 and it was a sensation. Cervantes was deep into a sequel when a hack published his own fan-fiction sequel.

A copy of “Don Quixote” was used in place of a Bible at the request of Theodore Sanchez as he is sworn in to a second term as a San Bernardino City Council member Dec. 21.

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Up for a challenge, columnist David Allen bucked the current taste for short books by tackling a very long one. This classic’s absurdity was a surprise and delight.

Americans, according to the Gallup Poll, read fewer books in 2021 than at any point in the past 30 years. “Bestselling books have never been shorter,” an analysis by the site Wordsrated concluded in ...