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September 15, 2014

Born 124 years ago today, Christie may be a write-off for snobs, but her continued popularity proves her significance.

September 12, 2014

Let’s be real: No one wants to get caught reading Fifty Shades of Grey on the subway.

September 12, 2014

On the road in Idaho and Montana, a cross-country investigation into alternate perceptions of consciousness takes a devastating detour through Haiti.

September 11, 2014

Like Rich Kids of Instagram but, you know, actually interesting.

September 11, 2014

The director’s take on the novel isn’t just a translation of mediums, it’s part of his continued exploration of California.

September 10, 2014

How did Martin muscle his way to the best-seller's list with A Song of Ice and Fire?

September 10, 2014

Talking books with the King of the Club Kids.

September 09, 2014

Rhinozeros, a literary magazine from the early ‘60s which published only 10 issues, introduced Germany to some of America’s greatest poets.

September 09, 2014

Get from Oscar Wilde to Roald Dahl in 12 romances.

September 08, 2014

Best-known today for his novel Man’s Fate, Malraux first traced the steps that Angelina Jolie, as Lara Croft, would walk almost a century later.

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