Is it possible to rank the world’s best literature? Well, no, and we’re certainly not going to try. Although in 2007, one publication did. Now we ask, did it get it right? The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books is …
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New-Old Scribbles from Old, Old Authors
A curious trend seems to be spreading across the literary world whereby deceased authors’ previously unseen scribblings are being brought into the light. First we had Hemingway’s 47 alternate endings to A Farewell to Arms in print, then an uncovered …
How To Talk About Books You Haven’t Read
Or, “Why It’s Okay to Use eNotes’ Study Guides” Modern literatis everywhere are faced with a crippling predicament: every month of the year, publishing houses churn out one bestseller after another, each one peaking our interest more than the last. …