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Area woman reads over 150 books… a month!?

Area woman reads over 150 books… a month!?

By Jonny Diamond | July 12, 2021

What parents and teachers are getting wrong about childhood reading preferences.

What parents and teachers are getting wrong about childhood reading preferences.

By Jonny Diamond | July 8, 2021

Highlights (and lowlights) from Lucy Ellmann’s bizarre Twitter “essay” about crap.

Highlights (and lowlights) from Lucy Ellmann’s bizarre Twitter “essay” about crap.

By Jonny Diamond | July 6, 2021

Stop calling JD Vance an “author”—he’s a corporatist grifter.

Stop calling JD Vance an “author”—he’s a corporatist grifter.

By Jonny Diamond | July 2, 2021

What <em>Lord of the Flies</em> got wrong: the kids are actually alright.

What Lord of the Flies got wrong: the kids are actually alright.

By Jonny Diamond | June 30, 2021

Mumford & Sons banjo player Winston Marshall heroically cancels himself.

Mumford & Sons banjo player Winston Marshall heroically cancels himself.

By Jonny Diamond | June 25, 2021

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On the destruction by fire of the greatest library in the world you’ve never heard of.

By Jonny Diamond | June 24, 2021

Lessons of a self-published writer: independent bookstores are good, Amazon not so much.

By Jonny Diamond | June 23, 2021

John Cheever and Djuna Barnes, Patron Literary Saints of Suburbia and Bohemia, Died This Day in 1982.

By Jonny Diamond | June 18, 2021

Sarah Polley is adapting Miriam Toews’s <em>Women Talking</em> and the cast is perfect.

Sarah Polley is adapting Miriam Toews’s Women Talking and the cast is perfect.

By Jonny Diamond | June 16, 2021

Are we entering the era of a wholly separate “conservative” publishing industry?

Are we entering the era of a wholly separate “conservative” publishing industry?

By Jonny Diamond | June 15, 2021

Sub-literate congressman attempts to mock bestselling journalist, fails miserably.

Sub-literate congressman attempts to mock bestselling journalist, fails miserably.

By Jonny Diamond | June 9, 2021

Are you surprised that Stephen King doesn’t outline his plots?

Are you surprised that Stephen King doesn’t outline his plots?

By Jonny Diamond | June 7, 2021

A close reading of Margaret Atwood’s sexy cicada poem.

A close reading of Margaret Atwood’s sexy cicada poem.

By Jonny Diamond | June 2, 2021

Author royalties for the sale of used books? They’re going to try it in the UK.

Author royalties for the sale of used books? They’re going to try it in the UK.

By Jonny Diamond | June 1, 2021

Is the 300-year search for one of Shakespeare’s actual books over?

Is the 300-year search for one of Shakespeare’s actual books over?

By Jonny Diamond | May 26, 2021

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