Whether you have read just one or both parts—or none—of Goethe’s epic poem Faust, this exegesis and commentary by A. N. Wilson will enrich your mind and spirit.
In the preface to his raunchy, revealing, and sometimes disturbing memoir, The Loves of My Life, Edmund White declares that he is now, in his mid-eighties, “at an age when writers are supp
“Pamuk compels the reader to gaze at his colorful drawings and, almost like an afterthought or footnote, offer a paragraph or line of wisdom or autobiographical insight on each page . .
In The Use of Photography, the Nobel Prize-winning French author Annie Ernaux, following up on her recent book, The Young Man, continues her reporting of transient love affairs wi
“pays tribute to two iconic 20th century intellects who held to the courage of their convictions and altered our sense of physical and psychological reality.”
Sebastian Junger’s journey through the murky labyrinth of the near-death experience begins with an eerie series of events, if not premonitions, as if he was preparing for his death while fighting f
Working in contemporary geopolitics you are always struck by the power of imagination and fictional narratives in determining the reputations of secretive organisations.
Doyle’s World―Lost & Found attempts what is perhaps impossible: to shed new light and offer a fresh perspective on the oft-written about fictitious consulting detective, Sherlock Holme
“A fussy old queen asks the ladies whom he’s invited to tea and elderberry wine, ‘What have I got to hide?’ to which Miss Marple in her delicious English ignorance says, ‘I’m sure I wouldn’
“Watling’s deep research allows her to mine intimate views of these women, in both their public and private lives, and to recreate how each took up the cause.”
