For The Guardian, Allison Flood breaks down the demographics of PBS’s inaugural “Great American Read” program, revealing our country’s continued attraction to all things British. Launched in April, PBS asked American audiences… Read more »

It’s clear by now the publishing industry has become, for better or worse, a more direct reflection of the larger world’s infatuation with this recent batch of Western leaders. Trump, Macron, Brexit,… Read more »

A new prize for thriller writers who do not describe sexual abuse, rape, or violence against their female protagonists has been launched in London. Entries for the Staunch Book Prize, as Allison Flood reports at… Read more »

Ken Kalfus, the author of, among other things, the funniest novel ever written about 9/11 and the best short story ever written about an IMF official, recently published a piece… Read more »

Librarians’ patience has been tested at least as long as there have been libraries. Oh, and as long as there have been people. People to bother them. People who need… Read more »

As Scotland prepares to vote on a referendum on breaking off from the United Kingdom to become an independent country, a poem that champions the case for union between England… Read more »

Margaret Atwood is currently working on a manuscript that most of us will never have the opportunity to read. Alison Flood writes for the Guardian that the Canadian author has… Read more »

Roald Dahl fans, rejoice! A previously unpublished chapter from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ran in the Guardian over the weekend, complete with glimpses into early versions of characters that… Read more »

An almost entirely unknown story by P.L. Travers — the author who created Mary Poppins — about the real-life woman who inspired the character will be released this fall, Alison Flood… Read more »

Amazon mistreats its employees. It may not mistreat them worse than some employers. It may not mistreat all of them. Some of the mistreatment might be laid at the feet… Read more »