#classics

Finding the Right Time for the Classics

"Every book has the right time and place in one’s life." Is it better to wait for the right time and place to read daunting books like the classics?

Do We HAVE to Read Children’s Classics?

Working in a children's library as got one Rioter thinking about the merits of giving shelf space to children's classics.

Classic Novels Rewritten as Millennial Clickbait

50 Must-Read Classic Memoirs by Writers of Color

If you're looking to understand a fuller sweep of history and perspectives, start with this list of must-read classic memoirs by writers of color.

The Case For Reading Other Books By Authors You Were Assigned in School

Books by Melville, Steinbeck, Thomas Hardy, and more authors you were assigned in school that you should pick up this summer.

Reading the Classics, 20 Pages a Day

Do you struggle to finish books that are long, old, or complicated? Here are a few tips and tricks for reading (and enjoying!) challenging books.

100 Must-Read Classics in Translation

Gifts for fans of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.

THE GOLD-BUG: The Most Mysterious Edgar Allan Poe Story You’ve Never Heard Of

The Gold-Bug was Edgar Allan Poe's most successful story and introduced the science of cryptanalysis to the world. So why haven't more people read it?

Fancasting John Cho in Literary Classics

In the name of Asian representation, here are four literary classics John Cho would be perfect to star in.

Classic Books That Teens Will Actually Like

We all have bad memories of reading classics we didn't or couldn't understand as teens. Here are a few classic books teen readers will actually enjoy.