Fiction04 November 2026PostThe CorrespondentA retired lawyer in her seventies keeps up a lifetime of letters, and one reply stirs the past. Can you name this Virginia Evans novel?...Read More
Fantasy & Sci-Fi04 November 2026PostJonathan Strange & Mr NorrellSusanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell brings magic back to Regency England through two rival magicians, with wit, footnotes, and folklore....Read More
Fiction04 November 2026PostTLDR The StrangerThe Stranger by Albert Camus, the whole book in one minute, plus the lines that separate real readers from bluffers over a late drink....Read More
04 November 2026Post📖 Page vs. Screen: Between a Rock and a Hard Place 🎬Aron Ralston's memoir Between a Rock and a Hard Place meets Danny Boyle's 127 Hours. See what changed, how Ralston responded, and cast your vote....Read More
04 November 2026Post24-Year-Old Runner Dies After Collapsing During NYC MarathonRachel Apa, 24, collapsed near Mile 24 of the NYC Marathon and later died. Here's what we know about what happened and who she was....Read More
Fiction03 November 2026PostThe Secret Life of BeesSue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees follows a lonely 14 year old in 1964 South Carolina who runs away and finds refuge with three beekeeping sisters....Read More
Fiction03 November 2026PostTLDR The Scarlet LetterThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the whole Puritan mess in one minute, plus the lines that separate real readers from bluffers....Read More
03 November 2026Post📖 Page vs. Screen: To Kill a Mockingbird 🎬Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird vs. Robert Mulligan's 1962 film: verified changes, Lee's documented reaction, and the vote is yours....Read More
Non-Fiction03 November 2026PostFurious HoursTrue Crime Tuesday: guess the cover of Casey Cep's book about an Alabama preacher accused of murder and the famous novelist who came to watch his trial....Read More
Fantasy & Sci-Fi02 November 2026PostNever Let Me GoKazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go looks back on an English boarding school and the friendships that shaped its narrator. Quiet, haunting, and hard to shake....Read More
Non-Fiction02 November 2026PostBorn a CrimeMemoir Monday cover quiz: a comedian grows up in South Africa during apartheid, born to parents whose union was illegal. Can you name this Trevor Noah memoir?...Read More
Fiction02 November 2026PostTLDR Jane EyreJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, the whole book in a minute, plus the lines that separate real readers from bluffers at any party or bar....Read More
02 November 2026Post📖 Page vs. Screen: The Da Vinci Code 🎬Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code meets Ron Howard's 2006 film: what changed on the way to the screen, Brown's credited role, and your vote....Read More
Fantasy & Sci-Fi01 November 2026PostOld Man's WarSci-Fi Sunday cover quiz: a widower turns 75, joins the military that guards humanity's colonies, and leaves Earth for good. Can you name this John Scalzi book?...Read More
Mystery & Thriller01 November 2026PostThe Name of the RoseUmberto Eco's The Name of the Rose sends a Franciscan friar to a remote abbey in 1327, where monks keep dying and the library guards its secrets....Read More
