How Fiction Became Therapy for a Burned-Out Generation
Some types of fatigue are resistant to the standard treatments. Not exactly sleep, but sleep does help. Not a vacation, […]
I Will Find You: Why Harlan Coben’s Most Gut-Wrenching Thriller Is Impossible to Put Down
Most casual readers will estimate that Harlan Coben has written few books. Twelve, perhaps fifteen. The actual number is somewhere
Why Some Writers Produce Brilliant Work Under Pressure
A certain type of writer quietly infuriates other writers. They hold off. They browse. They brew one cup of coffee,
The Best Books Don’t Teach You Anything Comfortable
Some books have a special moment when a reader places the book face down on the table and simply sits
Why Some Poems Feel More Honest Than Entire Memoirs
Chris Forhan was raised in a quiet home. Forhan’s father either didn’t return home at all or arrived late most
The Writing Advice That Sounds Wrong but Actually Works
A writer who greatly admired Kurt Vonnegut once gave him a bagel in a Chicago coffee shop. Danielle Dutton, the
The Quiet Power of People Who Always Carry a Book Everywhere
Something intriguing occurs when you watch someone take a book out of their bag in a busy waiting area. People
The Hidden Loneliness Inside Every Great Classic
Take any great book off the shelf, whether it’s the kind assigned in school, the kind with a faded spine
The Most Underrated Benefit of Reading Every Single Day
When someone is reading a physical book, they experience a certain kind of stillness that includes a slowing of the