A semi-local library has a strange annual tradition. At the beginning of summer every year, this small library cleans out its shelves and pu...

Another example where the reader knows something the author doesn't. Except in this particular case, the result is pure amusement: ...

Dystopias are a common enough discussion in literature. With dystopian literature found in a wide variety of genres, presenting futures wher...

A couple of years ago, I wrote a positive review, one where I wholeheartedly recommended the book. Still, I pointed out my one problem with ...

BookExpo America may have been a couple of weeks ago, but its impact is still being felt. At least, by those of who follow Three Percent, e...

Found in the form of Sylvia Plath's unabridged diaries . While reading someone's personal thoughts is a bit disconcerting at times,...

I'm currently reading Primo Levi's "The Periodic Table" and an odd thing has occurred - I find myself wanting to discuss ...

A couple of months ago I read the splendid "The Master and Margarita", by Mikhail Bulgakov . For those who haven't read the bo...

If you think you've heard of all the literary prizes, here's an interesting one for you: the head of Tel Aviv University's liter...

Robert McCrum at the Guardian decided to tackle the "myths" of literary culture : Myth One: We are uniquely afflicted by cultural...

I just read this interesting article from Publisher's Weekly (hat tip, Conversational Reading ) that, following the new Kindle DX, foun...

Now it's apparently the Kindle DX. I've seen one reference to the DX as standing for "deluxe" but I can't remember whe...

It'll be hard to top this : it sucke And for the record, "Germinal" is an excellent book.

Following the recent announcements regarding this year's Pulitzer winners, the Guardian wrote up a piece about the poetry winner , WS Me...

This is already old news (though ever relevant), but I wanted to let it sink in a bit before I tackled the issue. About a month and a half a...

Who knew this still existed ? Some objections led to the removal of ["The Kite Runner"] from library shelves, while others saw it ...

Amazon has responded to complaining customers with an official statement: This is an embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error for a comp...

I'm still not sure what to make of this, but so far, here are the details: Amazon.com appears to have removed many GLBT oriented books f...

For a bit of library humor, check out Unshelved.com .

I was reading the article about James Patterson the other day over at the Guardian. I started it feeling a bit annoyed and ended it feeling...