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, […]
Literature
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
Willa Cather Novels: The Untold Story Behind America’s Most Haunting Prairie Sagas
Even now, Red Cloud, Nebraska, has a certain kind of peace. A wind that hasn’t changed much in more than
The Brilliant Books Nobody Bought – And Why That Keeps Happening
It’s not the rejection letter, but there is a specific type of disappointment that is rarely discussed in publishing circles.
How Reading Can Make Everyday Life Feel More Meaningful
Early in the morning, a certain silence descends upon a coffee shop: the espresso machine hissing, a few laptops open,
The Writers Who Broke Every Rule and Changed Literature Forever
Somewhere on a shelf is a copy of House of Leaves that has been passed between at least a dozen
From Obscurity to 100,000 Copies Sold: The Bizarre Second Life of a Belgian Dystopia
In 2012, Jacqueline Harpman passed away. She spent decades working as a psychoanalyst in Brussels, wrote over fifteen novels in
The Real Reason We Buy More Books Than We Read
The same geography can be found in practically every reader’s home: a coffee table where something arrived two months ago
The Fiction Genre Quietly Taking Over Serious Literature
When looking through the Booker Prize shortlist in any recent year, there’s a moment when something seems a bit strange,