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Six for the Money: Nominating Authors for a Place on U.S. Currency

Word is Jane Austen is headed for the £10 note. I nominate six American authors for the honor of appearing on U.S. Currency.

8 Writers Over 80

Philip Roth may not exactly have been in his prime when he “retired” from writing last year at the spry ...

Literary Inception: Two Great Books About Books

I’m into books. So much so that I own more than one book about books. Yes, that’s right, books about ...

Handicapping the Nobel Prize in Lit: Philip Roth vs. E.L. James?

Let it not be said that the folks at Ladbrokes don’t have a sense of humor. There, at the end ...

They’re (Paper) Ba-ack: September 11, 2012

Tuesday is New Book Day. We celebrate each week by highlighting titles we’re excited to see arrive in paperback. [galleryview ...

Welcome to Toni Morrison Day!

Who among us hasn’t wished we could call out of work “curled up with a good book” or celebrate the ...

Getting Started with Toni Morrison: A Reading Pathway

This post is part of our Toni Morrison Reading Day: a celebration of  one of our favorite authors on the ...

The Toni Morrison Survival Guide

This post is part of our Toni Morrison Reading Day: a celebration of  one of our favorite authors on the ...

(re)Discovering Toni Morrison Outside Academia

This post is part of our Toni Morrison Reading Day: a celebration of  one of our favorite authors on the ...

The 20 Best Lines in Toni Morrison

This post is part of our Toni Morrison Reading Day: a celebration of  one of our favorite authors on the ...