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Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad was already well on its way to classic (even super-stardom, bestseller) status -- even before Oprah announced her latest Book club pick today....

Michael Crichton is famous for his bestselling novels about Jurassic Park, as well as Congo and Timeline. His novels are not only popular for readers; they've also been...

On this day, as we commemorate Martin Luther King Jr., our minds inevitably drift to his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech. Those powerful words, etched into the...

It's January 1st. New Year's Day. We think of this (a new year) in a (somewhat) revolutionary light. After all, this is a new year, which should mean that all...

I've always loved the fall months of the year. The last day of September and the onslaught of October days always makes me to think about how close...

July always seems like a happy time to me. Perhaps it's because it's summertime. And, it probably also has to do with the fact that my mother and...

Which of the many aspects of Easter do you most enjoy? Which poems, stories, essays, and other literary explorations do you first think about when you imagine Easter?

After a few weeks, months, or years, you may find that your book club has become a bit stagnant. It's not necessarily anything you're doing wrong or even...

If you've ever been in a book club, you may have experienced any number of different scenarios for the set-up, facilitation, and orientation of discussion for your book...

In this increasingly digital age, we often lose touch with the friends and fellow book geeks, who were once a mainstay of our bookish lives. We fall out...