Early Bird Books Reading Recommendations

Steinbeck showed that migrant farmworkers were "citizens of the highest type."

They're not bad—they're just written that way.

Celebrate black authors’ fiction, nonfiction and poetry.

Learn more about the woman behind influential pieces of literature such as The Color Purple.

The Jazz Age literary icon who couldn't resist living to excess.

Harrowing tales from Florida to Kentucky.

A “Modern Prometheus” that left a timeless mark.

The horror genre's oldest characters continue to spook, so keep the garlic handy.

"Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise."

When in doubt, hit the books.

Which book deserves the title?

A look back at a banned book that grapples with racism in the Deep South.

Harper Lee's words still ring true today.

Almost a century later, hope continues to endure through disillusionment.

From the golden age of Hollywood to Meryl Streep, here are some undoubted classics from the Turner Classic Movies canon.

Rediscovering the book series that redefined children's literature.

“Trifles make the sum of life."

Rachel Carson’s New York Times best seller launched a global movement.

Read an essay from Alice Walker’s book, Living by the Word.

Nobody does romance quite like the classics.