#books

Casting “Downton Abbey” from Literature: Upstairs

Hardcore Downtonites (and I use the term “hardcore” deliberately–what is “Downton Abbey” if not porn for Anglophiles?) like me have ...

If You Like Watching X, You Should Read Y

One of the best things about catching up with friends and family over the holidays is getting to dish over ...

Drop It Like It’s Haute: If Lisbeth Gets a Clothing Line, These Should Too!

Welcome to Drop It Like It’s Haute, a weekly celebration of that unholiest of marriages between pop culture and literature. __________ ...

Books We “Like”: Uncollected Thoughts on Facebook and Reading

I don’t think I was alone in finding myself perturbed when Facebook changed the look of its “Arts and Entertainment ...