From 'The Crying of Lot 49' to 'Vineland,' discover why Thomas Pynchon’s famously 'difficult' novels can actually be for any ...

The books we're spotlighting this month don't exactly radiate escapist good vibes — but they do offer the opportunity to step into someone else's life and get to know their view of our shared world.

Yann Martel’s ambitious novel is composed largely of verse fragments from a fictional lost-and-found alternative to the Iliad ...

Florida is home to some of the most unique ecosystems in the United States, from the vast wetlands of the Everglades to ...

Salman Rushdie wrote an introduction to his graphic novel and the future King Charles commissioned a Baxter drawing for his ...

Louise Erdrich was getting help with her computer when her daughter discovered something on the hard drive. A short story. “‘Love of My Days’ was a forgotten file in my computer, and when I found it ...

In the opening to Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, we are introduced to talking fish and a glorious song. #montypython #johncleese #movieclip Get your popcorn pick! Watch Monty Python's The Meaning ...

In my Boston Globe review of Louise Erdrich’s 2016 novel “LaRose,” I described her as “an artist of the liminal.” “Python’s Kiss,” Erdrich’s new collection of stories written over 20 years, testifies ...

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