The Irresistible Psychology of Fairy Tales

Barnes & Noble’s new strategy: Get people drunk.

May we all have as good of friends as F. Scott Fitzgerald did.

Amazon Dominated Nearly Everything This Year

Print isn’t dead—thanks to adult coloring books and YouTube stars.

Quantifying the Weepy Bestseller

The Truly American Hustle

Let’s celebrate Jane Austen’s birthday by remembering the worst thing her name has ever been attached to.

Morrissey is unsurprisingly super grumpy about winning the Bad Sex in Fiction award, even though he totally deserved it.

E.M. Forster geeked out over Jane Austen, just like us.

With a sly smile, Vladimir Nabokov gives away the game.

The Intimate Story of a Gay-Marriage Pioneer

Primo Levi, Mountain Rebel

Lolita Turns 60

Marco Rubio got an $800,000 advance for his book. Did his donors pay its ghostwriter?

Benedict Anderson, Man Without a Country

Big books keep getting bigger.

Elena Ferrante is writing a new book, but you might never get to read it.

Emily Dickinson, born on this day in 1830, left a beautiful trove of handwritten poems.

Modi and Hollande’s collaborative book is the perfect Christmas gift for the climate-conscious transcendentalist in your life.