Best Literary History Book Recommendations

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Who needs candles and confections on Valentine’s Day when you’ve got a great novel?

In Wes Anderson's films, books offer solace and keep a record of people and places past.

Who else but James Joyce could pull off an eye patch?

These writers know the importance of keeping a journal, whether it's for revenge, memory, or stress reduction.

From feuding families to balcony scenes, these novels draw on the best of the Bard.

Read between the lines in the letters of your favorite writers.

"He who destroys a good book, kills reason itself.”

The real question is, what's a novelette?

A gripping genre which goes far beyond its unsettling aesthetic.

Celebrate your freedom to read.

There's no wrong way to write a book.

Meet the woman who inspired Virginia Woolf's most fanciful novel.

The best of an imprint that digs deep into lost classics.

Kind of like a course curriculum. But for life.

A chapter a day...

These underappreciated writers deserve your attention.

Our favorite literary friends.

Rediscovering the book series that redefined children's literature.

The Great Santini stands as a classic account of families shaped by the rigid patriarchy around them.