Leon Uris: The Novelist Whose Book Helped Shape a Nation’s Image
An old yellowed paperback was waiting to be thrown away or kept somewhere in a basement, nestled among boxes belonging […]
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Cider With Rosie: Nostalgia, Violence, and the Truth About Rural England
On any given afternoon, you’ll probably find someone sipping a pint of local cider at The Woolpack pub in Slad,
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Watership Down: The Rabbit Novel That Refused to Stay a Children’s Book
A certain type of book can catch you off guard. Around page fifty, you realize you’ve stopped paying attention to
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The Books That Quietly Become Part of Who We Are
Something changes in a book between the second and third readings. Not the storyline. Not the characters. The reader has
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The Countries That Out-Read Everyone Else – and Why
Someone is most likely finishing a chapter on a packed train somewhere in New Delhi right now. The scene is
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What the Books We’re Buying Right Now Reveal About Us Might Surprise You
If you spend enough time standing close to the register of any independent bookstore, a pattern will begin to emerge.
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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,
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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
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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
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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.