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 ...

Like the carriage of a well-oiled Olivetti, this novel moves between Carmel and Hollywood, in two different centuries, with ease. In 1957, actress Isabella Giori hopes to land a career-making role in ...

They say the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, but around these parts, we know nothing tops the launch of the annual Popsugar Reading Challenge — our take on a virtual book club that ...

Note: Some of the books I've listed here are available via a Kindle Unlimited subscription, which I've indicated in the relevant product cards below. There are also audiobooks available for each ...

‘Harry Potter’ is returning as a HBO series, but are the original books still worth reading? Yes and no—here’s a breakdown of how the books have held up. Harry Potter is returning to our screens, with ...

Every January, many of us resolve to finally read more. A new book appears on the nightstand, an audiobook gets downloaded, or we dust off an old library card. We keep finding our way back to it ...