Sometimes even an imaginary blank slate can be just what we need, and the end of 2016 is a perfect example of this. After a year that seemed endless and harsh, January 1 feels like the perfect time for a new beginning. Here are eight books about starting anew that are perfect for ringing in… Read More »

The end of one year has us looking ahead to movies that will be coming out in the next. While there are so many great films that have been adapted from books, there are still so many books that we would love to see on screen. Here are ten books that would make amazing movies… Read More »

In case you missed it, here’s a highlight reel of this year’s award-winning fiction:   National Book Award The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead “As Whitehead brilliantly re-creates the unique terrors for black people in the pre–Civil War era, his narrative seamlessly weaves the saga of America from the brutal importation of Africans to the… Read More »

A book cover is a calling card, a promise and a wrapper you don’t ever want to tear off. At best, like the ten covers presented here, they are evocative, original and beautiful, offering a tantalizing glimpse of what to expect inside, matching their story in tone, mood and style. Many of these novels are… Read More »