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After 140 triumphant years as cultural icon, and 35 years of fuss, the Reading Room of the British Museum is now open at a new address
As far as Bernarr Macfadden was concerned, the main aim in life was to be noticed
The Man Who Believed in Fairies
For Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, the proof was in the pictures
When the author took his girls to the land his parents left, they were happy to see how much they had in common with their kin
Review of ‘The Demon-Haunted World’, ‘Einstein, History, and Other Passions’, ‘The End of Science’
Review of ‘The Demon-Haunted World’, ‘Einstein, History, and Other Passions’, ‘The End of Science’
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“The Storyteller is the Soybean…the Audience is the Sun”
They need each other to make something good happen, and when they get together at festivals and workshops across the land, it usually does
Think of All You’d Miss If Your Reading Skills Weren’t ‘Enhanced’ By Age
Think of all you’d miss if your reading skills weren’t ‘enhanced’ by age
Making Up for Lost Time: the Rewards of Reading at Last
At the age of 64, a Vermont farmer takes on the demanding task of learning his letters and discovers the new world found in books
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