Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Today’s stories include a look at 250 influential books in honor of America’s 250th birthday, a study debunking the idea that students don’t read full books in class anymore, and more. 250 for 250 Booklist Many an outlet–ourselves included–have embarked on “best of the century so far” style lists over the last year or two, but Brooklyn Public Library’s gone one step further. In honor of colonized America’s 250th anniversary, they’ve curated a list of 250 of the best books for 250 years . It’s a monster of a list, and it’s a damn good one, too. You can play around with various filters and genres, too. I dig the “beautiful covers” filter, and I appreciate how thoughtful the short reasons why the title was included are.…