Latin American literature in translation is continuing to find success, especially works by women writers. Charco Press is ...

There’s something almost sacred about holding a book that has survived centuries, influenced millions, and shaped how we ...

The true pleasure of literature can be found in demanding works such as Your Name Here, by Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff.

“Mathematical symbolism and metaphor are present in every kind of literature, from the humblest of fairy tales right through to War and Peace,” claims mathematician Sarah Hart. In Once Upon a Prime, ...

Protesters dressed as handmaids from 'The Handmaid's Tale' march from Parliament Square to Iran's embassy on March 8, 2024 in London, England. Feminism is perhaps one of the most misunderstood ...

British novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) sat in his study in Gads Hill near Rochester, Kent circa 1860. He wrote one of the best first lines in literature. Great opening lines to books set the ...

The metaphors of mirrors and windows have long had an association with children’s literature. Books as mirrors reflect the worlds and experiences of children back at them, acknowledging and affirming ...

Here are some banned and controversial African literature books for your reading pleasure. A best-seller, probably. And, almost certainly, a book that someone somewhere will argue shouldn't be found ...

Books are dangerous things. But not reading enough of them can be fatal to civil society. Given the high political stakes, it’s amazing that being called “bookish” has devolved into a sneer. Too often ...

From the 1940s to the ’60s, the Onitsha Market in southeastern Nigeria was the center of a burgeoning movement in self-help literature. Known as Onitsha Market literature, these cheap, locally ...

It’s hard to find good parents in fiction. A lot of books deal either with the lack of a parent or a parent’s complete unsuitability for the role. But there are a few good ones out there, parents who ...