Spiky, Sharp, Cool
Kathryn Hughes: Spiky, Sharp, Cool - Anita Brookner: Art and Life by Hermione Lee
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Change the shape of a conversation to suit the group and the book. Try pairs, opening rounds, passage workshops, temporary positions or asynchronous exchanges, with clear purposes and enough flexibility to follow an unexpected insight.
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It’s All App-ening: 9 Great Book and Reading Apps for Kids
These are nine of the best reading apps for kids to help foster a love for books.
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6 Delicious Graphic Novels and Memoirs Spotlighting Food
From fantasy and romance to nonfiction, something delectable awaits every reader in these graphic novels and memoirs spotlighting food.
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Falling Leaves (of Books): Graphic Novels That Are Giving Autumn
'Tis the season for all things Halloween, but it's also the perfect time of year to sink into fall themed comics.
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3 Children’s Books About Food Insecurity
For kids struggling with hunger or who have friends who do, these children's books can start the conversation about food insecurity.
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Adam Wilson on Plot vs. “Concept” (and Why He’ll Never Write a Yankees Fan)
Despite being a book that revolves around a cryonically-frozen (dead) father being transported two thousand miles in the back of a U-haul, Adam Wilson’s Fail Sons is laugh-out-loud funny. It might …
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Robert Kolker Motivates Himself By Asking “What if Writing Were Fun?”
Robert Kolker’s new book, The Vanishing Family, is available now from Doubleday, so we asked him a few questions about writer’s block, favorite books, writing practice, and more. * Who do you…
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Photographing the Radical Change of 1960s and 70s America
This deeply personal project—Rebels with a Cause—is a photographic book that captures the 1960s, a formative period of American history when groups of rebels initiated a series of changes and start…
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