Nobel Prize in Literature for Krasznahorkai
Nobel Prize in Literature (2025) to László Krasznahorkai.
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The Swedish Raffle for the Nobel Prize in Literature
Every fall, the press bets on the usual suspects, and every fall, the Swedish Academy comes up with a name that causes Wikipedia to crash.
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When Reading Is a Drama
The debate over whether reading makes us morally superior reveals that books are a critical tool, not a guarantee of virtue, in an era dominated by social media.
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New Barnes & Noble Stores: Real Bookshops or TikTok Sets?
Famous bookstore chain expands: revival of reading or stage set for influencers?
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Science and Silence: Reading ‘The River’ in the 21st Century
What if the origin of HIV was not just a scientific question, but an institutional one?
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For Whom do the Classics Toll?
Reading to appear cultured: the eternal theater of the classics.
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The Road of Salt and Lies
In Raynor Winn’s memoir ‘The Salt Path’ about her eviction and her husband’s illness, accusing publisher Penguin of negligence in fact-checking.
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The Book House, For Sale!
House for sale in Ohio decorated with 7,000 books as an ode to the appearance of reading.
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The Insurrection of the Azzurri Bookshelves
The Italian movement Svuota la vetrina consists of emptying bookshop windows by buying all their books, an act of cultural support that some criticize as mere ostentation.
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To Read or not to Read: That is the Question
A program in Brazil offers prisoners the opportunity to reduce their prison sentences in exchange for reading a certain number of books per year and writing reviews about them, as a measure to combat prison overcrowding.