July 30, 2014
Today marks the 79th anniversary of Penguin Books’ launch, which ushered in a paperback revolution.
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Today marks the 79th anniversary of Penguin Books’ launch, which ushered in a paperback revolution.
Read MoreFat Man searches for his brother, Little Boy, amongst the wreckage of World War II Japan.
Read MoreHe looked deeply into her eyes, and she said, “You’re off the case.” Then everything went black. (Because it was all just a string of cliches.)
Read MoreWhile Parisian literati clamoured for him, the poet remained in a self-imposed African exile, having turned his back on writing for a decade.
Read MoreOn the eve of America’s entrance into World War II, the U.S. military wanted to ensure its men got along across the pond without too many “boners.”
Read MoreFrom 1910 to 2003, from Tanizaki to Murakami and beyond, a quick tour through a century of literature from the land of the rising sun.
Read MoreWhale attacks, cannibalism and tyrannical captains — this wasn’t Herman Melville’s fiction.
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