Books, Arts, and Culture

From the east to the west comes a deadly plague, a “death-dealing pestilence,” that has devastated Italy and has no known cure; one that baffles physicians,...

As COVID-19 spreads, many writers have reported an understandable brain freeze. Yes, Shakespeare probably wrote King Lear, Macbeth, and Anthony and Cleopatra under quarantine. But he...

If you’re looking for a fun way to get your young child interested in reading, try the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program. The concept is simple:...

I used to read a ton of short stories. My love of short fiction grew out of the many creative writing classes I took in my...

Admit it: you’ve bought a shiny new book on mastering your fear, or figuring out a specific personality metric, or an entirely beet-based diet. You read...

Where some people tend to believe anything that destroys the book as it’s been created is the Worst Thing Ever, I think the opposite. I love...

In the past few years, there have been a raft of books about cleaning, tidying, organising, and sustainability. From our bedrooms to our offices, we’ve become...

I’ve written about Matwaala before—you remember, it’s a word in the language of Hindi that means someone who is drunk. It also refers to someone carefree. In...

One thing I’ve taken away from the Game of Thrones phenomena is that there’s something to be said for a book that features a good battle...