Cillian Murphy Praises Halldór Laxness’ Independent People as a Masterpiece
Irish actor Cillian Murphy has described Independent People, the classic novel by Icelandic Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness, as…
Literary Hub » What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week
Featuring Megha Majumdar, Susan Orlean, Brandon Taylor, and More Megha Majumdar’s A Guardian and a Thief, Susan Orlean’s…
WOLF: Any folks out there still reading a large number of books?
Are you a voracious reader? How many books would you say you read during an average year? I’ve…
Revisit the Great Depression in Radio DJ’s new memior
In this book club edition- we are talking to an author about a very special book that is…
4 books to celebrate Mes de La Cultura
Mes de La Cultura is celebrated annually from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. During this time, the contributions…
Review: James Wade’s ‘Narrow the Road’ follows a 15-year-old boy’s journey through Depression-era Texas
“NARROW THE ROAD” By James Wade (Blackstone Publishing, 292 pages, $28.99) “Narrow the Road,” the fourth novel from…
Learning Is More Than Just Collecting Facts
Earlier this week, I read Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto for the first time. Published in 1764,…
New in paper – Winnipeg Free Press
Tell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality: Stories By Lindsay Wong (Penguin Canada, $23) The Winnipeg-based author’s collection brings…
Sheila Carr raises money for Age UK Wyvern with her book
Sheila Carr, from Leominster, has pledged all profits from her book, April and her Adventures, to Age UK…
WOLF: Any folks out there still reading a large number of books?
Are you a voracious reader? How many books would you say you read during an average year? I’ve…
My Favorite Book of the Past 5 Years Is Becoming a Movie
When I recently wrote about picking a favorite book out of the nearly 200 I’ve read in the…
Korea’s lonely older adults find warmth in talking robots
“When my husband suddenly had to go to a nursing hospital, I was left alone and fell into…