Need more room for all the summer books you’re picking up this month? Time to host a book swap! For a fun, memorable, lit-filled evening, follow our 7 simple rules below. By the end of the night, you’ll have extra space on your shelves as well as some surprise additions that may become new favorites.
Since it first aired in October, Sarah Koenig’s “Serial” podcast has been drawing people to their radios (okay, computers) to listen to the story of Adnan Syed, currently sitting in jail for the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, unfold before their ears. “Serial” is addictive not only because the whos, whats, wheres, […]
When I’m sad, I don’t go for the Ben & Jerry’s, I go for a good book. Not just any good book—the book I’ve read a million times, the one I’ve read with loved ones, the one I’ve read in good times. The one that, when I jump inside, makes me feel warm and safe […]
Years ago, I was browsing at a Manhattan Barnes & Noble when a high-spirited woman came up to me holding a book called If You Really Loved Me. In her Russian accent, she asked me if I had read the Ann Rule, then told me that I must read the Ann Rule. I remember feeling […]
