How Joan Didion Changed the Way We Think About the Personal Essay
Quick take: Joan Didion didn’t invent the personal essay, but she fundamentally altered what it could do. By…
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Why Some Authors Write a Completely Different Book Every Time and Others Don’t
Quick take: Some authors reinvent themselves with every book, leaping between genres and styles like restless explorers. Others…
What Poetry Can Teach You About Economy of Language in All Writing
Quick take: Poetry isn’t just a literary genre – it’s a masterclass in saying more with less. Every…
The Difference Between Reading for Pleasure and Reading to Learn
Quick take: Most people read in one mode and wonder why they’re not getting the results they want.…
How to Build a Reading Habit That Actually Sticks Beyond January
Quick take: Most reading habit advice fails because it treats books like gym reps – something to grind…
Why One Hundred Years of Solitude Is Still Worth Reading Today
Quick take: Gabriel García Márquez’s masterpiece isn’t just a literary classic – it’s a mirror for every family…
The Art of Writing Short Stories: Why Constraints Force Creativity
Quick take: Short stories aren’t novels that ran out of steam. They’re a distinct art form where every…
What Makes a Novel Truly Great? A Look at What the Classics Share
Quick take: Great novels aren’t great by accident. Across centuries, languages, and literary traditions, the books we keep…
How to Read More Without Sacrificing Quality for Quantity
Quick take: Reading more books doesn’t have to mean reading worse books – or reading them poorly. The…
Why Some Books Stay with You Long After You’ve Finished the Last Page
You’re walking through a dusty secondhand bookstore, shelves towering over you, the scent of old paper and ink…