Letters to Felice, Franz Kafka Kafka was a total stalker. His missives here are riveting and inadvertently hilarious. Happy All the Time, Laurie Colwin In this Manhattan comedy of manners, Colwin wrings magic from ordinary lives. The Patrick Melrose Novels, Edward St. Aubyn Sharply serrated portraits of dysfunction in an aristocratic British family so depraved, they make the Lannisters look like the Brady Bunch. Read More...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — and in between baking cookies, lighting candles, and wrapping presents, there’s nothing better than snuggling under a blanket with a good book. Whether you’re the embodiment of holiday cheer or a bit of a Scrooge, we’ve got a book guaranteed to make you fall head over heels for your read. Here’s 11 holiday romances worth checking out this season. 'A Holly Jolly Ever After' by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone Avon Read More...
In 1942, science-fiction author Isaac Asimov laid out the three rules of fictional robotics: a robot can’t harm a human being, a robot must obey the orders of human beings, and a robot must protect itself. Subsequent writers in the genre have since had the option of adopting these rules as their own or fighting back against them, but there’s no arguing that Asimov clearly established a common groundwork. Unfortunately, the same thing has never happened for time travel. Read More...
