Early Bird Books Reading Recommendations

Laurie Colwin on one of life's greatest pleasures: dinner alone.

Author Heidi Smith Hyde shares the inspiration behind her books.

Get to know Vincent Price's softer side in his memoir of his beloved dog, The Book of Joe.

Because the producers have basically killed off half of Westeros by now.

Because everyone needs a good cry.

If girl squads were a thing in the past, these gals would put Taylor and her supermodels to shame.

A celebration of Octavia Butler's groundbreaking science-fiction novel.

We are history nerds—and proud of it.

No reservations.

How could changes in our past affect our present?

We want to believe that the truth is out there. And if it's not, at least we've got something to read.

Wrongfully imprisoned for 18 years, man freed, then convicted of murder. Super addictive documentary series born.

Author Ray Bradbury anticipated the greatest dystopia of all—"Keeping Up with the Kardashians."

It's time to put your passion to the test.

Take a tour of England through the life and work of Virginia Woolf.

Gilbert haters cite Eat, Pray, Love as proof of her failings, and in the process neglect her fantastic, near-perfect novel.

Writer Kate Christensen shares a traditional Thanksgiving dinner in the Florentine hills—and her recipe for persimmon pudding.

Talk about success stories!

One writer listens to 150 hours of the four-volume LBJ biography so you don't have to.

You know they battled for a woman’s right to vote, but did you know they also faced feeding tubes, macho critics, and police brutality?