Extraordinary and quite prolific contemporary American writer Alice Hoffman excels in weaving magical realism into her works of fiction; these passages from her novels THE RULES OF MAGIC and BLACKBIRD HOUSE help the reader appreciate how Hoffman builds her literary magic.
HBO's upcoming film, Fahrenheit 451, is certain to be a great film; the great Ray Bradbury novel remains a school classic 65 years after publication.
A collection of THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD quotes from Zora Neale Hurston's masterpiece. These are the passages that most moved one reader and the Literature Book Club whose members read the book together.
A reader revisits her favorite childhood book, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. The experience was akin to visiting an old and dear friend, who had new things to teach after the years.
How a best-selling author's ex-boyfriend is using threats of public sexual humiliation to win money in a legal settlement against her.
