“I’ve stopped reading fiction”
A literary icon, like many older readers, has turned away from made-up stories. Why?
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When bad people write great books
A reader wonders if she really wants to know the dark side of her favorite author
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Does reading great books make you a better person?
A critic says Jane Austen taught him to be a more decent man, but the world is full of well-read jerks
Wednesday, Jun 1, 2011 12:28 AM UTC 60Entertainment Jane Austen
Advice to writers: Skip the scenery
Too much description of landscape and weather has ruined more than one literary novel
Tuesday, Mar 1, 2011 9:01 PM UTC 75Entertainment Writers and Writing
Literature’s gender gap
Women are underrepresented in literary publishing because men aren't interested in what they have to say
Wednesday, Feb 9, 2011 12:01 PM UTC 112Entertainment Women writers, Feminism
Hideous fonts may boost reading comprehension
Comic Sans, Papyrus and other unattractive options could win the last laugh in the typeface wars
Wednesday, Jan 19, 2011 1:30 AM UTC 30Entertainment Readers and Reading, Typography
Be a better reader in 2011
Choose a book outside your comfort zone and accept a reading challenge in the new year
Wednesday, Jan 5, 2011 1:01 PM UTC 25Entertainment Readers and Reading, Books
High school seniors are worse readers than in 1992
Only 38 percent of 12th graders classified as at or above the "proficient" level on the Nation's Report Card
Thursday, Nov 18, 2010 5:32 PM UTC 13News Education, Readers and Reading
E-reader revolt: I’m leaving youth culture behind
At 26, I'm part of a generation raised on gadgets, but actual books are something I just refuse to give up
Thursday, Sep 2, 2010 3:01 PM UTC 146Entertainment Life stories, Internet Culture
Book owners have smarter kids
When it comes to your children, the books in your house matter more than your education or income
Wednesday, Jun 2, 2010 12:01 PM UTC 51Entertainment Education, Summer reading
The iPad is for readers
Surprise! The futuristic device provides an ideal sanctuary for the most old-fashioned leisure activity
Monday, Apr 5, 2010 6:06 PM UTC 56Entertainment iPad, Apple, E-books
Nancy Drew, now and forever
The girl detective may have influenced Sonia Sotomayor, but her impact reaches a broader -- and younger -- audience
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“The Wind in the Willows” at 100
Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger kept me up late reading as a kid. Now I love Kenneth Grahame's classic even more.
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Everybody in the pool!
Watching my kid in the water, I have to ask myself, what do I love as much?
Wednesday, Jun 4, 2008 10:09 AM UTC 24Politics Children, Readers and Reading
We’re failing our kids
No Child Left Behind has plenty of flaws, but throwing it out because it's a Republican plan is morally disgusting.
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 11:32 AM UTC 90Politics Education, Democratic Party
Is it too late to start a band at 45?
I don't want to be a laughingstock, but I am a creative type!
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Hoe, hoe, hoe
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Let’s save literature from the literati
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Letters, we get letters
Readers respond to Cary Tennis' advice to a compulsive liar.
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War zone
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