Democracy Dies in Darkness

Newspapers, education, and critical thinking.

The Literary Hill BookFest Goes Virtual

Join the online fun next Sunday, May 3rd!

A Delicious Distraction

John Grisham’s epically entertaining Camino Winds is a perfect antidote to the pandemic.

Odd Couples

Quirky anime-and-literature pairings to ponder while in quarantine.

Bedtime Stories: April 2020

What do book lovers have queued up on their nightstands and ready to read before lights-out? We asked one of them, and here’s what she said.

Authors on Audio: A Conversation with Sonia Purnell

An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.

Exquisitely Evocative

In Braided Memories, Marjorie Agosín pays homage to her great-grandmother, who escaped Nazi-dominated Vienna and made her way to Chile.

You Liked THAT Book?

In reading, as in life, there’s no accounting for taste.