Books, Arts, and Culture

The author of ‘Virgil Wander’ on the slippery slope of selfhood Virgil Wander is the sort of novel you read to remember why you love reading. It’s...

Let’s not forget, in the thrill of firsts, that the people who follow matter as much as the ones who blaze the trail One would hope that,...

Want to read more dog books? Of course you do. Here’s where to get started. Dogs and Books: You Can’t Go Wrong Two things that have...

Music is everywhere. I love when music pops up in books. Coming of age tales use music to show how characters grow up. They may make...

As someone who has depression, I find great comfort in reading about others who live with this particular flavor of mental illness. I’ve found comics about...

Lovers of all things scary: chances are you’ve read Scary Stories to Read In The Dark cover to cover. You debated the Scary Stories art work. You can’t...

William Goldman was a prolific author, playwright, and screenwriter. He wrote one of my all-time favorite novels and films. He passed away on November 15th, at...

If you’re a new—or old—fantasy reader, you might be wondering what the top fantasy books are. It’s a reasonable question. It makes sense to begin with...

Are you the eldest girl in a classic children’s novel? Are you extremely sensible and organised? Do you have a younger sister who’s a bit of...

If you’ve ever fallen in love, you know how hard it can be to put that feeling into words. Lucky for you, these brilliant authors have...