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 […]
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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
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,
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