Two historically-rooted fictions-a film about arms dealing and a novel about a Sudanese refugee-explore the lives of outsiders.
A review of the film Slumdog Millionaire, which tells the story of a boy who rises to fame on India's hottest game show.
A review of A.J. Jacobs' book The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible.
A shameless fanboy's reflection on books that help us believe.
Chronicling an English major's complicated relationship with books.
The nature poetry of Liberty Hyde Bailey and the igniting of an urban imagination.
A review of a young adult favorite, Ellen Raskin's The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues.
A review of the 1974 young adult novel The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier.
The photographs of Andre Kertesz and the world of stories, and the stories of the world.
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