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 […]
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Why the New Generation Is Rediscovering the Joy of Slow Reading
Amy Dunne makes a remark close to the start of Gone Girl that is so scathing and deliberately cruel that
The Surprising Way Writers Train Themselves to Notice Everything
If you’ve ever sat next to a writer on a lengthy train ride, you may have noticed that they are
Alchemised Is the Dark Fantasy You’ve Been Waiting Your Whole Life to Read
When you open a book that comes wrapped in secrecy, a certain kind of dread settles into your chest. A
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
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,