It’s a shame. Not only is it delicious to immerse yourself in a good book, but it’s also beneficial to your health to read.

Introduction: How'd he do that? -- Every trip is a quest (except when it's not) -- Nice to eat with you: acts of communion -- Nice to eat you: acts of vampires -- Now, where have I seen her before? -- ...

British novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) sat in his study in Gads Hill near Rochester, Kent circa 1860. He wrote one of the best first lines in literature. Great opening lines to books set the ...

I acquire far too many books, usually under the theory that I will get to all of them someday, “someday” being the most elastic of reading time frames. Some of my somedays have lasted decades, and ...

For Sara Poot Herrera, distinguished professor of Spanish at UC Santa Barbara, literature isn’t about solitary reading or isolated academic work; it’s a vibrant force that builds community, fosters ...