The 25 Best Books of the First Half of 2019
Italian noir! Music biographies! Harper Lee! Satire! 2019 has had it all and it isn't even close to done.
A Must-Read, New Spin on All the Sad Dead Literary Men
"Fleishman is in Trouble" is a modern response to the male-penned, mid-century, mid-life crisis novel perfected by Philip Roth
Graphic Novel by Anthony Bourdain to Become Animated Series
Bourdain wrote of four chefs who "take turns telling ghastly tales of ghosts and demons"
More Than Whisky: How the Isle of Jura Inspired George Orwell’s “1984”
The island has a place in literary history
Why Florida Is Always the Center of Conversation
Kristen Arnett's debut novel, "Mostly Dead Things," is the latest book that's getting us to reconsider the Sunshine State
How the American Education System Was Forever Changed by Dr. Seuss
The whimsical author was challenged to use only pre-approved words
6 Novels Inspired by Real-Life Heists
From stolen priceless works of art to infamous train robberies, novelists can always find inspiration in true crime
The New Books You Should Read This Month
Florida gothic, 19th New York City's shadiest character and the history of fast food are the subjects of a few of our June book picks
The First Look at the Film Adaptation of Donna Tartt’s “The Goldfinch”
John Crowley is directing the movie version of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel
Chris Kattan Says Lorne Michaels Pressured Him to Have Sex with Amy Heckerling
The former SNL star's new book is called "Baby, Don’t Hurt Me"
Excerpt: How Hemingway Liberated the Ritz Hotel Bar From the Nazis
An excerpt from "Ernesto: The Untold Story of Hemingway in Revolutionary Cuba"
Are University Libraries Being Underutilized?
Unsettling statistics on student and faculty usage
A Memorial Day Reading List: Novels About Soldiers
The lives of soldiers have inspired writers for centuries, and it isn’t hard to see why
Bill Gates Drops His Summer Reading List
Don't expect to find crime dramas or fantasy adventures on this list
What Did James Bond’s Creator Really Drink?
A new cocktail book from Ian Fleming’s estate goes beyond “shaken, not stirred”
Secrets of the Man Who Created Hannibal Lecter
Thomas Harris on His New Novel, Distressed Animals, and More.