As a culture, we have a lot to worry about. Too much. The list keeps growing. It just never stops. The dangers of eating various foods. Of cel phone overuse. Of computer dependance. But the more things change, the more… Continue Reading
Mark Ruffalo (Thor, Spotlight) will star in a small-screen version of Wally Lamb’s 1998 novel, I Know This Much Is True. From Deadline Hollywood: Written and directed by filmmaker Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine), I Know This Much Is True is… Continue Reading
In my experience, voracious readers of business and advice books are better leaders. Why? Because long-form reading helps you grasp complex ideas, understand what’s behind them and ultimately put them to work in your lives. When I think about what… Continue Reading
Some of the language in Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is “making some people uncomfortable.” That’s what members of a Mississippi school board said recently when they pulled the book from the eighth-grade curriculum in Biloxi.… Continue Reading
P. G. Wodehouse, the “funniest writer who ever lived”* was born on this day in 1881. One of the best known humorists of the 20th century, Wodehouse is identified most strongly as the creator of Jeeves “the gentleman’s gentleman.” In… Continue Reading
It feels safe to say that Ken Follett’s Fall 2017 addition to his beloved Knightsbridge series was one of the most anticipated books of the year. Following on the success of 1989’s Pillars of the Earth and 2007’s World Without… Continue Reading
Does creativity have a taste? And, if it does, is it salty or sweet? January Magazine’s “Authors on Snacks” is not meant to be a judgment. Rather it’s a personal peek at what some of our most beloved authors nibble… Continue Reading
Japanese-born British author Kazuo Ishiguro has been awarded the 110th Nobel Prize for literature. The award was presented to Ishiguro as an author “who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection… Continue Reading
Arthur Ellis Award nominee Axel Howerton weaves a dark tale of family, murder-for-hire, coffee and the cost of redemption. “Jackie Nobody ain’t like us.” That’s because Jack sees monsters behind the eyes of terrible people. And Jack should know, because… Continue Reading
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