Selecting books with characters and settings different from one's own life can broaden perspectives. By immersing oneself in ...

Our Evenings is a work of such expansive, affecting brilliance and is a must for the Booker Prize next year (it is published outside of the dates to be considered for this year's award).

Benis, Toby R. 2022. Epistemologies of the Road: William Hazlitt and the Georgian Road Book. The Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 53, Issue. 3, p. 334. Baker, William 2023 ...

While high-profile business leaders like Warren Buffett and Elon Musk have long extolled the virtues of reading for knowledge ...

from classics to series… If you’re looking for something to add to your reading list, I’ve rounded up my all-time favourite ...

Lily Brooks-Dalton's "The Light Pirate", which takes place in the near future, follows an electrical line worker, his pregnant wife, and their two sons as they prepare for an incoming hurricane in ...

In science fiction stories, mind reading is routinely used for nefarious purposes. In the real world, having a clear sense of what others think and feel helps us avoid conflict and ...

Since reading Bryan Alexander’s book Universities on Fire, I’ve been immersing myself in every climate crisis novel I can lay my hands on. After reading all this fiction, I’ve been dreaming of turning ...

Listening to music can enhance our lives in all kinds of ways - many of us use it during exercise, to regulate our mood, or ...

April 1, 2024 • David Bezmozgis joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Likes," by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, which was published in The New Yorker in 2017. Bezmozgis is a filmmaker and writer ...

Most of us have tried reading in bed to drift off to sleep, but does what we read matter? Avid reader Jess Bacon has been finding out if there’s any difference between fiction and non-fiction ...