James Patterson is playing Ol’ Saint Nick this year. The bestselling author, who is known for his philanthropic support for literacy and reading initiatives, has awarded holiday bonuses totaling $250,000 to… Read more »
Fair warning, reader, this is a grisly one. In November, Atria published 438 Days, John Franklin’s account of “the true story of the fisherman who survived fourteen months in a… Read more »
In the wake of the death of influential poet, cultural critic, historian and professor Talât Sait Halman in 2014, the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) has established the Talât… Read more »
Merriam-Webster has revealed its word of the year and, in what appears to be a fast-growing tradition, it is not technically a word. Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is a… Read more »
An extraordinary collection of pugnacious, charming, and revealing interviews with the Nobel Prize-winning author who defined and transformed American literature. Ernest Hemingway was not only known for his understated style,… Read more »