An Exemplars Special

A poet's perspective on The Collected Poems of Samuel Beckett.

Bedtime Stories: December 2014

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

RIP, PIs?

Does the lowly gumshoe have a place in today’s high-tech world of crime-solving?

An Interview with Gary Krist

In his latest book, Empire of Sin, the author chronicles the rise and fall of the Big Easy’s infamous Storyville.

The Takeaways

Some thoughts on the battle between Amazon and Hachette

An Interview with Rhoda Trooboff

The author discusses Correspondence Course: The Bathsua Project, her multi-layered debut novel.

Declare Your Independent!

Meet Washington, DC's newest bookshop, Upshur Street Books.

4 Top Picks from Powell’s

Here are four of the many titles currently flying off the shelf at Oregon-based indie Powell’s. See anything your club wants to read?