SURPRISE! I know, it’s not your birthday, but it is that most divisive of holidays: April Fools’ Day! As I tend to find most pranks more heart attack–inducing than amusing, I wanted to be sure you got at least one pleasant surprise: Books! I’ve tallied the six most surprising (in a good way) books I’ve ever read. Not a […]

Do you have to use your eyes to get credit for “reading” a book? Do you get everything out of the experience you’re supposed to, or is it just one more apocalyptic sign that modern consumers of culture just can’t sit still and enjoy the finer things in life? Friends, writers, and fellow book club […]

Have you just finished a book that left you feeling wiped out? Was it marathon-length? Heartbreaking? Heavy on advice? As deep and dense as the Bavarian forest? Or just plain terrifying? Well, then: here are some antidotes to your condition. Consider these reads palate cleansers: they’ll get you back off your feet and into a […]

You thought reading was just fun? Well it’s good for your relationship, too. Two birds, one stone. Don’t you love it when that happens? 1. It gives you something to talk about. Obviously, if you’re always reading something, you’re automatically armed with a trove of conversation topics. You can worry less about what to talk about […]

Let’s play a game of reading Rorschach! When I say starvation, forced homicide, and postapocalyptic government surveillance, you say… “Theme park!” That’s the answer according to Lionsgate Entertainment, currently considering the creation of a park based on bazillion-dollar book-to-movie franchise The Hunger Games. While I love the books, taking a spin on the District 12 […]