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The Essentials: Charles Dickens
What are the must-read books written by and about the famed British author?
January 17, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
Q and A: Judy Blume
The children's book author speaks about her career and what it means to write a "banned book"
January 2012 |
By Jeff Campagna
Five Hundred Years of Giorgio Vasari in Arezzo, Italy
Poor fellow. His art has ever played second fiddle to that of contemporaries like Michelangelo. But Vasari remains an important Renaissance figure, as his Tuscan hometown is eager to show
December 08, 2011 |
By Susan Spano
Julia Child in Paris
Though the American chef popularized French cuisine, she hasn't yet received her due in the city she loved
December 01, 2011 |
By Susan Spano
Not Finding the Lost Explorer Everett Ruess
A recent book only adds to the enduring mystery of a legendary Southwest wanderer
November 04, 2011 |
By Susan Spano
From D.W. Griffith to the Grapes of Wrath, How Hollywood Portrayed the Poor
In the era before the Great Depression and ever since, the film industry has taken a variety of views on the lower classes
November 04, 2011 |
By Daniel Eagan
Italy, Via Murder Mystery
Forget the guidebooks. Whodunits offer a private eye on Italian art, food and culture
November 01, 2011 |
By Susan Spano
When Gertrude Stein Toured America
A 1934 barnstorming visit to her native country transformed Stein from a noteworthy but rarely glimpsed author into a national celebrity
October 14, 2011 |
By Megan Gambino
The Top 10 Books Lost to Time
Great written works from authors such as Shakespeare and Jane Austen that you'll never have a chance to read
September 20, 2011 |
By Megan Gambino
How Charles Dickens Saw London
Sketches by Boz, the volume of newspaper columns that became Dickens’ first book, invokes a colorful view of 19th-century England
June 06, 2011 |
By Rebecca Dalzell
How E.B. White Wove Charlotte’s Web
A new book explores how the author of the beloved children’s book was inspired by his love for nature and animals
June 03, 2011 |
By Chloë Schama
Where Agatha Christie Dreamed Up Murder
The birthplace of Poirot and Marple welcomes visitors looking for clues to the best-selling novelist of all time
June 2011 |
By Joshua Hammer
The Timeless Wisdom of Kenko
A 14th-century Japanese essayist's advice for troubled times runs the gamut from quirky to prescient
June 2011 |
By Lance Morrow
Agatha Christie on the Big and Small Screen
Even though Dame Agatha may not have enjoyed adaptations of her mysteries, audiences have been loving them for decades
May 16, 2011 |
By Daniel Eagan
Odd McIntyre: The Man Who Taught America About New York
For millions of people, their only knowledge about New York City was O.O. McIntyre’s daily column about life in the Big Apple
April 25, 2011 |
By Greg Daugherty
The Trouble With Autobiography
Novelist and travel writer Paul Theroux examines other authors' autobiographies to prove why this piece will suffice for his
January 2011 |
By Paul Theroux
A Murder in Salem
In 1830, a brutal crime in Massachusetts riveted the nation—and inspired the writings of Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne
November 2010 |
By E.J. Wagner
Las Vegas: An American Paradox
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist J.R. Moehringer rolls the dice on life in Sin City
October 2010 |
By J.R. Moehringer
