August 13, 2014
From religious German censors to French Enlightenment intellectuals, Europeans pan John Milton’s masterpiece.
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From religious German censors to French Enlightenment intellectuals, Europeans pan John Milton’s masterpiece.
Read MoreHow has a novelist who’s only released three books in 22 years become the center of a devout following? And why is that a good thing?
Read MoreCelebrating Harry Potter’s birthday by discovering who the hell Harry Potter is.
Read MoreToday marks the 79th anniversary of Penguin Books’ launch, which ushered in a paperback revolution.
Read MoreHe didn’t stick the needle in my arm or the place the knife in my hand, but he put the idea in my head.
Read MoreThe Goldfinch, Donna Tartt’s latest novel, has pit critics against one another, but what’s all the fuss about?
Read MoreIn celebration of Chandler’s birthday, we look back on “The Simple Art of Murder,” his seminal essay which broke the British stranglehold on detective fiction.
Read MoreFalling for a straphanger reading The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon on the subway in New York.
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