John Grisham Books Have Sold 300 Million Copies – Here’s Why the World Can’t Stop Reading Them
What John Grisham has accomplished over the last thirty years is almost subtly impressive. He wasn’t a writer at first. […]
Literature
Why Some Stories Feel More Real Than Reality Itself
When someone finishes a book that is important to them, something subtly strange occurs. In the particular silence that follows
The Most Chilling First Lines Ever Written
Before committing to a book, serious readers put it through an informal audition that takes place within the first thirty
Gone to Earth Author Mary Webb: The Forgotten British Genius Who Wrote Like Hardy and Brontë Combined
One of those authors who holds a peculiar place in literary history is Mary Webb, who is hardly known to
The Secret Art of Writing a Perfect Ending
If you ask any writer where the real work is done, most will tell you that it’s in the middle,
Why Readers Crave Bleak Fiction During Difficult Times
Book sales in some categories experienced an unexpected development during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the majority
The Girl Interrupted Book That Changed How a Generation Talked About Mental Illness
Some books come to you instead of the other way around. Susanna Kaysen’s Girl, Interrupted, a thin, 156-page memoir that
The Most Atmospheric Books Ever Written
There is a particular type of novel where the setting takes on an unusual role, ceasing to serve as the
Why Some Books Become More Powerful With Age – And Others Just Become Outdated
Returning to a book read decades ago and finding it nearly unrecognizable—not because the words have changed, but because the