Literature

Up and down the east coast, the coming year promises an incredible lineup of magnificent novels and memorable celebrations of authors with their beloved books. What better way to start…

Imagine this: A quiet evening, the soft hum of the city outside, and you, snuggled with a cup of tea, about to dive into a new world crafted by a…

One of the perks of life as a writer is getting a chance to read books weeks and even months before they’re released. Having spent much of the spring immersed…

Growing up in New York, I listened to my father tell me about how his family prepared for the looming threat of Adolf Hitler’s invasion of the United States. The…

A book club is a convenient excuse to host a party, maybe read a good book, and share good food, drinks, and fun with friends. My book clubs have evolved…

So many great books are “book club friendly” these days, and Deborah Goodrich Royce’s new thriller Reef Road is an exciting example. This new fiction recalls the beginning of the…

This fall, gather your book club on the porch and cozy up to Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan. This funny and charming new novel tells the story of…

Best advice? Go into treatment with a sense of gratitude. Take care of yourself and surround yourself with people you love. Don’t put off seeing a doctor if you feel…

Having a memorable summer doesn’t mean you need to book a flight: you might take flight with a travel book instead. Or to inspire your future travels, nothing beats a good travel book. Either way, our list includes some of this summer’s best travel books to stimulate your imagination and get you moving.

English novelist Anna Sewell was bedridden the last six years of her life as she scrawled out and dictated the only book she would ever complete. She lived just five months after publication, long enough to delight in the instant success of one of the best–selling and most beloved books of all time.

Ukraine is steeped in literary tradition. Female authors Maria Matios, Iren Rozdobudko, and Lina Kostenko are among their country’s living legends—and their lives are just as interesting and intense as their books, many of which have been translated into English. One such writer is Oksana Zabuzhko.

You wake up in the morning, slump out of bed, shuffle to the bathroom, and look in the mirror. What do you see?