Tolstoy and the Purple Chair
by Nina Sankovitch The subtitle of Sankovitch’s book is “My Year of Magical Reading,” and it must have been a …
by Nina Sankovitch The subtitle of Sankovitch’s book is “My Year of Magical Reading,” and it must have been a …
The satisfaction of a short story: a glimpse into a life, a space, a possibility (or lack thereof). A glance, …
When William Deresiewicz decided to pursue a Ph.D. in English literature, he had to read classics he’d previously managed to …
Why did I delay reading this book for so long? I finally brought it to work, where it sat on …
BONUS: A final book for “55 at 55” Bookstores and libraries are magical places, inviting us to discover new reading …
I like Anna Quindlen’s writing: novels such as Black and Blue and essays enjoyed over the years. I have a …
A brief pause in praise of reading . . . Canadian-American novelist Carol Shields wrote in The Republic of Love: …
I was afraid something like this would happen: I’d get ahead of myself on the reading side of the equation, …
I’m hardly the first reader to appreciate the surprising connections that can arise between writer and reader—those random references or …