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 […]
The Secret Art of Writing a Perfect Ending
If you ask any writer where the real work is done, most will tell you that it’s in the middle,
Why Readers Crave Bleak Fiction During Difficult Times
Book sales in some categories experienced an unexpected development during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the majority
The Girl Interrupted Book That Changed How a Generation Talked About Mental Illness
Some books come to you instead of the other way around. Susanna Kaysen’s Girl, Interrupted, a thin, 156-page memoir that
The Most Atmospheric Books Ever Written
There is a particular type of novel where the setting takes on an unusual role, ceasing to serve as the
Why Some Books Become More Powerful With Age – And Others Just Become Outdated
Returning to a book read decades ago and finding it nearly unrecognizable—not because the words have changed, but because the
Inside The Book of Azrael – The Indie Romantasy That Rewrote the Rules of Epic Fantasy
The Book of Azrael frequently comes up when fantasy romance readers discuss the novels that truly shocked them, the ones
The Most Emotionally Devastating Novels Ever Written
Readers describe a certain type of book based on what it did to them rather than what it is about.
Why Great Readers Secretly Abandon Most “Important” Books – And Feel No Guilt About It
Nearly every serious reader’s apartment has a collection of books on the shelves that have an unmistakable quality: the books