Book clubs have long been considered a chance for people to gather with friends to discuss a book and enjoy a bit of wine. Now book clubs are being founded online too, and it creates an opportunity for like-minded people from a...
What’s more exciting than the Oscars, the Olympics, and the American Idol finale put together? If you’re a literature lover in the UK, the answer is the annual Booker Prize race. Since 1968 the Booker has been awarded to the be...
When’s the last time you put pen to paper and wrote a letter? Not an e-mail, not a quickly jotted memo, but an actual hand-written letter, with the date at the top, a more or less formal term of address (you can never go wrong ...
Last week I wrote about librarians’ pet peeves, and how devoted I am to my extensive bookmark collection. Now it’s time for a few more pieces of reading ‘equipment’ no bookworm should be without. First is a leather ...
Book clubs are great, but sometimes agreeing on titles can be a challenge. You want to choose a title that’s not too new or else not everyone can get a copy or it’ll be the most expensive hardback in the bookstore. ...
It had to happen sometime: one of the myriad books I’m sent to review, for Bookkaholic or other web and print publications, was bound to be a turkey. I’m afraid this (dis)honor belongs to S3: Science, Statistics, and Skepticism...