Leon Uris: The Novelist Whose Book Helped Shape a Nation’s Image
An old yellowed paperback was waiting to be thrown away or kept somewhere in a basement, nestled among boxes belonging […]
Cider With Rosie: Nostalgia, Violence, and the Truth About Rural England
On any given afternoon, you’ll probably find someone sipping a pint of local cider at The Woolpack pub in Slad,
What the Books We’re Buying Right Now Reveal About Us Might Surprise You
If you spend enough time standing close to the register of any independent bookstore, a pattern will begin to emerge.
Inside the Surprising Comeback of the Book Club That Nobody Saw Coming
There’s a good chance that if you walk into a café on a weeknight in practically any city right now,
André Gide Novels: The Scandalous Secrets Behind France’s Most Controversial Nobel Laureate
It’s easy to picture André Gide there a century ago, restless and unhappy, figuring out some personal contradiction on paper
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