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
Why Some Writers Produce Brilliant Work Under Pressure
A certain type of writer quietly infuriates other writers. They hold off. They browse. They brew one cup of coffee,
The Forgotten Pleasure of Spending an Entire Afternoon Reading
Nearly everyone over a certain age can recall a specific type of afternoon, but it would be difficult to recreate
The Rise of Beautiful Writing With Nothing to Say
You’ve probably read a certain type of sentence lately. It comes wrapped in something that is almost like insight and