Romance is the heart beat of human emotion, and few matters capture it higher than a nicely-written romantic novel. For newbie readers, entering into the world of romantic fiction is…
How To Stay Sustainable With Producing Paper Books? Examining environmentally friendly book printing demonstrates the significant influence the publishing industry has on the environment. Offices consume a lot of paper—more…
The universe of The Fragile Threads of Power is the same as that of the Darker qShade of Magic series, and fans will be able to get back there as…
Because space is limited in our book-crowded apartment, I couldn’t help noticing that a number of the poetry galleys arriving in my mail over the last six to 12 months…
1 India, 2011 We haven’t moved in what seems like hours. It’s late afternoon in January, and I can see my breath. Our jeep is at a crossroads where my driver and…
There’s a grim familiarity to stories about young girls falling prey to men in positions of power. As readers, we recognize the girl’s first heady thrill at being called special…
“You don’t have to go and ruin my life.” That’s the self-pitying cry the two female teenagers who’ve been raped and sexually harassed hear from their abusers in the best-selling author…
Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play Music | How to Listen The actor and writer Stephen Fry visits the podcast this week to discuss several subjects, including Oscar Wilde, Fry’s own love…
Recent poetry books of interest: ISLAND OF THE INNOCENT: A Consideration of the Book of Job, by Diane Glancy. (Turtle Point, paper, $17.95.) Glancy uses poetry and prose to filter the…
A book about a fictitious writer includes, in its pages, a glowing New York Times review of said author by an equally fake reviewer, one “Trilly Stein.” Must a real-life…
SUPPRESSION STARTS WITH WHO BELONGS HERE Our nation’s core narrative can be summed up in the disconnect between the Constitution’s pledge of equality and the rampant disregard for that ambition that…
CONCORDANCE By Susan Howe “One must cross the threshold heart of words,” Susan Howe writes early in her new book, “Concordance,” an appealingly jagged sequence of collage poems. The “threshold heart,”…
