Literature

If you spend enough time standing close to the register of any independent bookstore, a pattern will begin to emerge. […]

There’s a good chance that if you walk into a café on a weeknight in practically any city right now,

It’s not the rejection letter, but there is a specific type of disappointment that is rarely discussed in publishing circles.

Early in the morning, a certain silence descends upon a coffee shop: the espresso machine hissing, a few laptops open,

The same geography can be found in practically every reader’s home: a coffee table where something arrived two months ago

When looking through the Booker Prize shortlist in any recent year, there’s a moment when something seems a bit strange,