People enter the newly opened Amazon Books on May 25, 2017 in New York City.Image: Getty Images There is an open secret in the book world: Booksellers give the best book recommendations. I can trace my favorite New York City bookstores by the book recommendations I’ve been given at various bookstoresDelicate Edible Birds by Lauren […]
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New Curtis Sittenfeld novel will imagine Hillary Clinton’s life without Bill
As-yet untitled novel will tell the story of Hillary Rodham and her life after she turns down marriage proposal from Bill Clinton once and for all @csittenfeld‘s next fiction project! May 8, 2017 Sittenfeld has form when it comes to writing about the lives of former first ladies. In 2008 she penned the acclaimed and […]
Robert Pirsig: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance author dies aged 88
Book telling the father-son story of a motorcycle trip across the western United States was published in 1974 and quickly became a best-seller Robert Pirsig, author of the influential 1970s philosophical novel
The 100 best nonfiction books: No 53 The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James (1902)
This revolutionary work written by Henry Jamess less famous brother brought a democratising impulse to the realm of religious belief The United States is a society, first described in Thomas Jeffersons revolutionary words in 1776, that constantly rewrites its narrative in law, philosophy, economics and belief, as well as through poetry, drama and fiction. In […]
Rare edition of JK Rowling’s Beedle the Bard sells for 368,750
Jewelled book was Harry Potter authors thank you gift to publisher who thought an overlong novel about a boy wizard in glasses might just sell A handwritten and jewelled edition of JK Rowlings The Tales of Beedle the Bard gifted to her publisher has sold for 368,750 at auction. Rowling handwrote seven copies of her […]
15+ Reading Nooks Perfect For When You Need To Escape This World
Although some people claim that they can read anywhere, anytime, we all know that a comfortable, well lit, soft spot is ideal. On a blanket in a park is one such perfect spot; on dry, spongy moss, under a tree, is another good location. But what happens if you’re a city dweller (or not even!), […]