Category Archives: Writing

Free Books For Life

One of my all-time favorite London bookshops, Heywood Hill in the heart of Mayfair, is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the purveyor of antiquarian, rare, secondhand, and new books has launched “the worlds first major … Continue reading

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By George

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The End of the Novel

h/t Tom Gauld

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A Message From The Past To The Future

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You Are What You Read

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Nowhere to go but everywhere

“There was nowhere to go but everywhere…”

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Train Your Brain

This great little video from the clever folks behind the Improvement Pill YouTube channel addresses persistent misconceptions about reading.

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Be Who You Are

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No offense to extroverts

if you are an extrovert, please keep an open mind and enjoy this wonderful (somewhat nsfw) spoken word poem from 18 year-old Rabia Kapoor. I always thought of myself as an introvert, but apparently I’m what is now known as … Continue reading

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A Game of Thrones at 20

Although it may seem that George R.R. Martin’s now iconic series A Song of Fire and Ice has been around forever, this week actually marks the 20th anniversary of the publication of the first book A Game of Thrones. You may be surprised to … Continue reading

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