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, […]
Literature
The Modern Reader’s Guide to Finding Books Actually Worth Your Time
The scope of the issue is immediately apparent if you walk into any large bookstore on a Saturday afternoon. New
I Will Find You: Why Harlan Coben’s Most Gut-Wrenching Thriller Is Impossible to Put Down
Most casual readers will estimate that Harlan Coben has written few books. Twelve, perhaps fifteen. The actual number is somewhere
Why Some Writers Produce Brilliant Work Under Pressure
A certain type of writer quietly infuriates other writers. They hold off. They browse. They brew one cup of coffee,
The Forgotten Pleasure of Spending an Entire Afternoon Reading
Nearly everyone over a certain age can recall a specific type of afternoon, but it would be difficult to recreate
The Rise of Beautiful Writing With Nothing to Say
You’ve probably read a certain type of sentence lately. It comes wrapped in something that is almost like insight and
The Best Books Don’t Teach You Anything Comfortable
Some books have a special moment when a reader places the book face down on the table and simply sits
Why Some Poems Feel More Honest Than Entire Memoirs
Chris Forhan was raised in a quiet home. Forhan’s father either didn’t return home at all or arrived late most
Why Readers Crave Tragic Endings More Than Happy Ones
After a tragic conclusion, there is a certain kind of silence. The person seated with it does not immediately move