The Enduring Influence of the Conjure Woman
In Ryan Coogler’s 2025 blockbuster, Sinners, Wunmi Mosaku plays a woman named Annie, who makes a living by…
Jane Austen Collectors Set: Buy Online
The Folio Society is marking Jane Austen’s 250th birthday with a collector’s edition fit for a literary icon.…
2 Books About Chuseok for Young Readers
Chuseok is a Korean harvest festival on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. This year,…
Books Inc. Pursues $3.25M Acquisition by B&N
Bay Area bookselling company Books Inc. is seeking bankruptcy court approval to be acquired by Barnes & Noble…
Rebecca Ross Rewrote the ‘Divine Rivals’ Prequel Before Publishing
“Once, long ago, I believed the god of war was my father, but only because he was the…
‹ 5 Reviews You Need to Read This Week Book Marks
Our feast of fascinating reviews this week includes Grace Byron on Patricia Lockwood’s Will There Ever Be Another…
The iconic books that make up France’s cultural canon
France’s ‘cultural canon’ includes a range of classic novels which most French people will have read (or watched…
Fires Which Burned Brightly by Sebastian Faulks review – a grief-infused puzzle of a memoir | Autobiography and memoir
In this not-quite-a-memoir, the novelist Sebastian Faulks gives a fine-grained account of growing up in post-second world war…
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan review – behind the American dream | Fiction
I am not the kind of reader who naturally gravitates toward slice-of-life Americana. I’m an enthusiast for the…
Books to read on vacation: 7 smart picks if you’re feeling guilty about taking time off
In this classic, Carl Honoré dissects how speed infiltrates every part of life, from fast food to accelerated…