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‘Dragonriders of Pern’ Series: Calling All Dragon Nerds

Sci-fi about dragons is an escapist dorktasm.

Paperback THE PALE KING Offers Brand New Wallace Writing

David Foster Wallace had quite a following before his suicide in 2008, but his posthumous success has turned the timbre ...

Loss, Memory, and THE FAULT IN OUR STARS

This is a guest post from reader Michael Strand. He lives in Morris, Minnesota. ____________________________ I picked up John Green’s ...

The Bookavore’s Dilemma

With apologies to my bookselling friend and colleague Stephanie Anderson, who tweets as @Bookavore, this week’s editorial is about how ...

The New Serendipity

Reading Technologies is a series about developments in digital reading and related technologies. Over several weeks, we’ll have guest posts from ...

Say What? New Research Reveals English is Less Than 200 Years Old

On the heels of a recent study that contends our language is dying, some startling new research indicates that, in ...

To Book Club or Not to Book Club?

This Sunday, my book club is meeting to discuss A Good American by Alex George over brunch and mimosas. It’s ...

8 Wisest Lines from Shakespeare’s Fools

April Fools’ Day is fast approaching, so here’s a look at the knavish wisdom of the Bard’s merriest philosophers. 1. Truth’s ...

Five Books To Look Forward To This Fall

Even with a huge slate of top-tier authors (hello, John Irving, Hilary Mantel, and Toni Morrison!) publishing this spring and ...

Open Letter to An Author

Dear Author, I’m writing because I wanted to say thank you. I know that we haven’t always gotten along. Sometimes, ...