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The largest collection of J.R.R. Tolkien and Lord of the Rings memorabilia ever assembled is coming to America later this month. “Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth” will run from January 25th to May 12th the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City….
My Dream follows the struggles of one woman through adversity to be able to achieve her dream. The book confronts real, dark issues and experiences; following a childhood of abandonment and hard work for a tale of perseverance and drive that takes Esther…
Into the toxic fray that is early 2019 global politics, it’s somehow reassuring to know that, on the entertainment front at least, help is on the way. Good Omens, the 1990 collaboration between Neil Gaiman and the late Terry Pratchett will debut…
Today, January Magazine’s sister site, The Rap Sheet, rolls out an impressive—and altogether daunting—list of more than 325 new crime, mystery and thriller novels that readers should pay attention to over the next three months. Included among the selections are fresh releases…
For the 100th anniversary of J.D. Salinger’s birth, the deliciously trenchant Ron Charles leaves behind all the silliness you might associate with his on-the-nose but super funny “Totally Hip Video Book Reviews” and gets back to his roots of brilliant observation. From…
Thirty-five years ago, science fiction writer and thought leader Issac Asimov (Foundation, I, Robot) looked into the future. His observations were trenchant, it’s just possible that he had no idea just how self-serving and oblivious human could become. Writing for The Toronto…
Author, novelist, journalist and intellectual Amos Oz died in Tel Aviv on Friday at the age of 79. His daughter, Fania Oz-Salzberger, announced that he had died “in his sleep, peacefully,” after a short battle with cancer. Born Amos Klausner, Oz changed…
Though the story of Christmas was pulled from many sources, writing for The Guardian, Kathryn Hughes reminds us that “Christmas was pulled together, codified, made visible in story and painted in sound by Dickens who dashed down A Christmas Carol in six…
A lot of words are written every year about football. A lot. We’re talking NFL here. Oblong American ball. Pigskin and bruises. Quarterbacks in particular. And how they stack up. The stars of the game are ranked by all sorts of things….
Cucina Tipica: An Italian Adventure is the story of Jacoby Pines, a disheartened American who arrives in Italy on holiday and decides he never wants to leave. What follows is a wine-soaked, food-filled, travel-laden adventure about one man’s quest for an antiquated…