When Fiction Says What Politicians Won’t
A certain type of reader consumes State of the Union speeches, foreign newspapers, biographies, and political novels with the same […]
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Why Libraries Are Becoming Community Centers Again – And Why It Matters More Than You Think
You might be taken aback by the noise when you enter a public library on a Thursday afternoon. Real human
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Who Wrote Chilly Scenes of Winter? The Untold Story of Ann Beattie’s Debut
A young author named Ann Beattie sat down somewhere in the middle of the 1970s to write a book that,
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What Your Library Card Can Save You Every Year
Most households have a number of monthly expenses that they no longer give much thought to. A free trial of
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The Minneapolis Detective Who Made Readers Forget Their Better Judgment
There’s a particular kind of reader who discovers John Sandford’s novels the way most people stumble into a long-running television
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Cloudstreet and the Art of Writing a Place So Vividly It Becomes a Character
There’s a particular kind of literary experience that sneaks up on you. Not the kind where a novel announces its
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The Hidden Resources Most Library Users Never Discover
Paying for something you already had causes a certain kind of annoyance. Most people, if pressed, would describe a library
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Why Modern Libraries Are More Important Than Ever
Something feels different when you walk into most public libraries these days, though it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly what. The
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Every Era Gets the Novels It Earns
The literary internet erupts for about a week before moving on to something else when a critic occasionally sits down
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The One Ingredient Every Great Book Club Pick Shares
A book club meets on a Tuesday, wine gets poured, and within fifteen minutes the conversation has already drifted to