When everyone stops talking about a great book, a certain kind of silence descends upon it. It’s not the quiet […]

Most readers are aware of this moment, but they hardly ever openly acknowledge it. Even though you are well aware

There is a specific type of reading that occurs at one in the morning, when your hands won’t shut the

When Ulysses is brought up at a dinner party, people experience a certain level of confidence. They give a nod.

The quiet of a good public library on a weekday morning has a certain quality: the low hum of the

Most reading groups, whether they meet in someone’s living room on a Tuesday night or exist entirely as a comment

A certain type of guilt tends to accumulate around certain books. You are aware of them. They were purchased with

One type of reader maintains a mental list of books they haven’t finished. They felt genuinely horrified by something in

You can find them in practically any house with a bookshelf. The ones that are actually read are not the