14 of the Best Books on the Vietnam War
The best Vietnam War books from Tim O’Brien, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and others offer new insights and perspectives into the conflict that you probably never got from history class.
The best Vietnam War books from Tim O’Brien, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and others offer new insights and perspectives into the conflict that you probably never got from history class.
If it wasn’t for John Kennedy Toole’s mom, his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel would likely have been lost to time.
Author John Irving’s book about a boy with a “wrecked voice” who believes he’s an instrument of God is a staple on high school summer reading lists. Here are a few things you might not have known about it.
You’ll be glad these ladies aren’t your mother.
The belated sequel drew scorn from 'Wind' purists, who bellowed that 'Tomorrow is here, and it's just plain awful."
A ‘book brigade’ helped a small business relocate millions of words.
This widely read novel about the Vietnam War is more fact than fiction.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great American novel was a flop—until it was deployed overseas.
Wear your best gown to the Pride & Prejudice 20th Anniversary Ball in Pasadena.
For some people, video games were a pleasant way to pass the time in the 1990s. For others, they were a cultural crisis.
Discover which literary genres captivate each state and Washington D.C.
Discover some of the most gripping books written by women to receive the coveted Hugo Award, including classics from Ursula K. Le Guin and others.
Explore these breathtaking literary spaces, from the State Library Victoria in Australia to Powell’s Books in Oregon.
Sci-fi author Asimov feared embarrassment might come out of one project, so he decided to create an alter ego.
From what he originally called the fix-up sci-fi collection to the words he invented in its stories, here’s what you need to know about Asimov’s ‘I, Robot,’ which turns 75 this year.
This St. Patrick’s Day, revisit literary classics by Irish authors like James Joyce and Roddy Doyle, plus discover a few new writers along the way with this roundup.
The author, who was born 100 years ago on March 25, was really into mayonnaise—and peacocks.
The fix-up novel, which turns 75 this year, would become one of Bradbury’s most famous books—and inspire future scientists.
Facts become very easy to copyright when they aren’t true. Here are people, places, and things that exist only on paper, solely to thwart would-be info burglars.
Who was a model for Mary Shelley’s protagonist? Candidates include a 17th-century alchemist and Charles Darwin’s grandfather.
When Captain George Pollard Jr.’s ship was rammed by a whale, he had no idea it would help make literary history.
‘The Gashlycrumb Tinies’ author was born 100 years ago on February 22—here’s what you need to know about him, from what classic book he found boring to how much he really helped with PBS’s show ‘Mystery!’
The star-crossed lovers captured in these Gothic romance books will give you a new reason to hate Valentine’s Day.