Why So Many Readers Are Craving Depth Over Speed
When Carlo Petrini, an Italian journalist, stood outside a fast-food restaurant close to Rome’s Spanish Steps in 1986, he experienced […]
What Happens to Your Brain When You Read for 30 Minutes a Day
The majority of people are aware that they ought to read more, albeit in a hazy and somewhat guilty way.
John Betjeman Books Every Literature Lover Needs on Their Shelf
He can be found walking through St Pancras International on a gloomy London afternoon. He is life-sized in bronze, with
The Hidden Habit That Separates Lifelong Readers From Everyone Else
Since 2016, a woman in Anaheim, California, has taken out over 1,300 books from her neighborhood public library. It’s not
The Books That Quietly Change the Way You See the World
When you pick them up, the majority of books that truly transform a person don’t declare themselves to be life-changing.
John Grisham Books Have Sold 300 Million Copies – Here’s Why the World Can’t Stop Reading Them
What John Grisham has accomplished over the last thirty years is almost subtly impressive. He wasn’t a writer at first.
Why Some Stories Feel More Real Than Reality Itself
When someone finishes a book that is important to them, something subtly strange occurs. In the particular silence that follows
The Most Chilling First Lines Ever Written
Before committing to a book, serious readers put it through an informal audition that takes place within the first thirty
Gone to Earth Author Mary Webb: The Forgotten British Genius Who Wrote Like Hardy and Brontë Combined
One of those authors who holds a peculiar place in literary history is Mary Webb, who is hardly known to