Thanksgiving is a time for reflecting on the things you are grateful for in life. You can be thankful for things that you have, like a job, or things...
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Last week was Teen Read Week, and I neglected to mention that sooner because last week was also Redecorate My Bedroom Week, and time got away from me...
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If you were silly enough to go to college for an English degree, chances are someone made you read every single thing Shakespeare has ever written,...
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Here is a thought that has probably never occurred to anyone while reading a Philippa Gregory novel: You know what this book needs? More politics!...
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Many book lovers suffer from the same childhood psychosis—let’s call it Finish-Your-Peas-Itis. The same nagging guilt that mothers...
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Last week, Oprah announced the 67th addition to her Oprah’s Book Club list: Say You’re One of Them, by Uwem Akpan. The author of this...
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Because I am under the age of 75, I had to google the lyrics to which Richard Russo’s new novel refers. In That Old Cape Magic, an unhappy...
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Dan Brown’s new book, The Lost Symbol, will be released to the public today. Random House reportedly printed a wildly optimistic 6.5 million...
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Some otherwise sane friends of mine went to see the American Idolconcert in Indianapolis last weekend. They took a video on their iphone of the top...
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Like most Americans, you probably just think Labor Day is another excuse for picnics and a day off work. But here’s a fun fact that will give...
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