Books, Arts, and Culture

I’ve been keeping close track of the New York Times bestseller lists for several weeks now, and one thing I’ve noticed is just how much it...

An original and entertaining mashup of literature and astrology for book lovers and star-watchers alike. Reading the Stars opens with an introduction to astrology, teaching you...

When I mention Latin American literature, your mind probably goes straight to magical realism, right? Thanks to the Latin American Boom of the ’60s and ’70s...

What is it about books about monks and the idea of monastic life that fascinates us? From Umberto Eco’s historical fiction The Name of the Rose...

Holiday romances have been a staple of romance novels for a long time. And with Hallmark movies and other holiday romances becoming bigger and bigger each...

Autumn and winter are my favorite seasons, but they come with one big downside: getting sick. As an experienced shut-in, I don’t encounter too many germs,...

It’s hard to believe that we’re almost at the end of the year. I know that there have been a lot of ups and downs this...

As book lovers, we’ve all had that dream of setting our current careers aside and opening up our own bookstores. There’s a certain romance and fantasy...

I began 2022 completely out of touch with reality. There were obvious, immediate reasons for this: I was just finishing a kind of improvised book leave...

I read my way through what has been a year full of big changes. My older daughter graduated college and my younger daughter graduated high school,...