What Does a Modern Member of the House of Guinness Want You to Know About His Family History?
A message at the beginning of House of Guinness reads, “This fiction is inspired by true stories.” So,…
‘Fellow Travelers’ — For readers around the world, neighborhood publisher presents two new books from Capitol Hill writers
Capitol Hill is home to some unconventional and DIY literary endeavors ranging from the Silent Reading Party at…
From V to Vineland and Inherent Vice: Thomas Pynchon’s books – ranked! | Thomas Pynchon
A collection of early short stories that is chiefly of interest for the introduction, in which the author…
Book review: ‘Secret Alaska’ is a handy guide for the uninitiated explorer
“Secret Alaska: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure” By Bailey Berg; Reedy Press, 2025; 192 pages;…
Hit Your Reading Goals With the Kindle Essentials Bundle, Now $44 Off for Prime Day
While nothing really can replace the smell and feel of paperbacks, there’s something to be said for carrying…
‘Horny wolves, eunuchs and pirates’ among Baillie Gifford prize shortlist subjects | Books
“Formidable female novelists, ghastly literary men, a faith-shaken poet, eunuchs, pirates, horny wolves, international terrorists” are among the…
Norfolk-born man launches first book exploring language
Danny Bate, who now lives in Prague but who grew up in south Norfolk and went to school…
The 15 most banned books in U.S. schools
The most commonly banned books in U.S. schools include LGBTQ titles, international bestsellers, teen romantasy novels and a…
Tim Dowling: I love books – but can’t remember anything about the ones I’ve just read | Family
The oldest one is recommending the book he’s just finished to me. “You should read this,” he says,…
Selections from what customers at Booklovers’ Gourmet are reading
Every other week, we ask local bookstores what their customers have been picking up in the preceding month.…
An Entrepreneur Shares His Top Business, Sales, and Leadership Books
Kyle Ray turned his window-cleaning side hustle into a six-figure business, thanks to a unique pricing structure and…
Oscar-winning author Charlie Mackesy coming to Hexham
Charlie Mackesy, whose 2019 book “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” won Waterstones Book of…