The Secret Formula Behind Every Runaway Bestseller
Every so often a book shows up everywhere at once. Quoted poorly in an Instagram caption, on a friend’s nightstand, […]
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Inside the Odd, Ordinary Life That Inspired Reginald Perrin
Imagine a schoolboy traveling from Orpington to Chislehurst on the 8.16 train every morning, seeing the same commuters in the
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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
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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,
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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.
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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,