Greed, Neglect, and Survival: The Real Story Hiding Beneath the Controversy of Flowers in the Attic
There’s a certain type of book that irritates you not because it’s flawless but rather because it’s peculiar and unsettling […]
How Writers Push Through Self-Doubt and Keep Creating Anyway
There is a specific type of cruelty that takes place at a desk. When a writer sits down, opens a
The Strange Reason So Many Brilliant Ideas Begin in Libraries
There is a moment that occurs in libraries that very few people discuss. You enter with one goal in mind,
The Novel Isn’t Dying – Our Attention Span Is
Somewhere right now, a pile of unfinished novels—possibly yours or a friend’s—is resting on a nightstand. The spines are slightly
Why We Romanticize Writers Who Were Impossible to Live With
A certain type of author biography practically writes itself. the alcohol consumption. the unsuccessful unions. The neighbors still recall the
The Forgotten Skill That Could Make You Smarter in Every Conversation
A certain type of person has a tendency to have good conversational skills. It’s not always the loudest, the most
Why Readers Are Falling Back in Love With Physical Books
A working assumption that half of all book sales would soon be digital circulated during a meeting at one of
What Happens When Children Grow Up Surrounded By Books
When you enter a house where a child is growing up surrounded by books, the atmosphere is instantly different. On
The Invisible Cost of Spending Less Time Reading
A quiet habit started to fade from everyday life sometime between 2003 and the present. Just gradually, as a language