An excerpt from Leon Neyfakh’s The Next Next Level
Mark Krotov
Leon Neyfakh’s The Next Next Level has received a remarkable amount of acclaim, which is impressive, given that it has been out for only a few hours. As the book’s… Read more »
Leon Neyfakh’s The Next Next Level has received a remarkable amount of acclaim, which is impressive, given that it has been out for only a few hours. As the book’s… Read more »
Want to live in a house on the property that “inspired Leaves of Grass” and was owned by Walt Whitman’s family? It will set you back $749,900, but it’s now… Read more »
Title: Tales of Belkin Author: Alexander Pushkin First published: 1831 Page count: 108 First line: Having taken it upon ourselves to publish the Tales of I.P Belkin, which we offer now to the public, we… Read more »
I’m a pretty standard news consumer, in that I love reading stories about things that are familiar and relatable to me, particularly in a professional sense. And if it’s a… Read more »
Title: The Poor Clare Author: Elizabeth Gaskell First published: 1856 Page count: 92 First line: December 12th, 1747. – My life has been strangely bound up with extraordinary incidents, some… Read more »
The word “house” appears in The Great Gatsby 95 times, and the house where F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the first three chapters of this book is currently for sale. It’s a… Read more »
Title: First Love Author: Ivan Turgenev First published: 1860 Page count: 124 First line: The party had long ago broken up. This seems like an apt companion piece to Benjamin… Read more »
Title: Adolphe Author: Benjamin Constant First published: 1816 Page count: 126 First line: I was twenty-two and had just finished my studies at the University of Göttingen. Well, an opening sentence like that is either going… Read more »
Of the many ways to bond with strangers on a beautiful summer’s day, you can’t beat walking and talking for hours on end. So Melville House and Book Riot (with the… Read more »
Title: The Haunted Bookshop Author: Christopher Morley First published: 1919 Page count: 233 First line: If you are ever in Brooklyn, that borough of superb sunsets and magnificent vistas of husband-propelled baby-carriages, it is to be… Read more »