Some customers just ask for “The Book.” But even if the title makes people squirm, “Fifty Shades of Grey” not only plays in Peoria, it remains in high demand throughout the heartland. The erotic romance novel, notorious for its bondage scenes, was popular as a Mother’s Day gift, has already spawned imitators and may continue [...]
Like us on Facebook Since the list is compiled strictly from Amazon sales data, it may not be an accurate reflection of American literary habits and media consumption. Library use, for example, is not taken into account. Also, several of these cities, such as Cambridge, Ann Arbor and Gainesville, are known for having a [...]
Philip Roth, Mario Vargas Llosa, T.C. Boyle, Geraldine Brooks, Patricia Cornwell, Robert Caro, and Jeffrey Eugenides will be among more than 100 writers speaking at the National Book Festival on the Mall September 22 and 23, the Library of Congress announced today. Other authors and poets slated to appear at the festival include Sandra Cisneros, [...]
I listened to my first audiobook three years ago, when I had to master an interview subject’s massive literary œuvre in a very short time and realized that, to do it, I would have to use every available moment of the day—including those when traditional reading was impossible: walking home after dropping my son at [...]
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