The actress Emma Thompson, depressed after her first marriage broke up, chose Jane Austen for a therapist and ‘Sense and Sensibility’ for medicine.  And it worked.  […]

Putting books in the right categories is not as easy as it used to be. “In our mashup-crazy, zombie-besotted culture, genre-bending is a trend that shows […]

Does the launch of any commercial product merit the fawning, breathless attention being given the iPad? No, says Mark Potts, on his blog Recovering Journalist.

It’s the season of literary awards. The PEN/FaulknerAward for Fiction has gone to Sherman Alexie for ‘War Dances.’ Read all about it. The four other finalists: […]