The Magicians (Magicians Series #1)

After some riddles-in-the-dark, Cumberbatch-dragon-action, and a lot of meandering around, The Hobbit trilogy finally concluded with last month’s release of The Battle of the Five Armies. Director Peter Jackson also says he’s not going to return to Middle-Earth ever again, not even to adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion, but that doesn’t mean he won’t return to epic […]

The conventional wisdom among readers is that the book is always better than the filmed version. But lately, television adaptations have been giving the printed word a run for its money with faithful, artfully produced translations of some of our favorite books. We’ve read them, and now we’re watching them—or counting down the days until they […]

If, while strolling through a bookstore or clicking around on the web, you’ve recently laid eyes on the cover for Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant, you’d be forgiven for not realizing it is, in its own quiet way, one of the most controversial novels published this year, and possibly this decade. Back To Top

It’s been a big week for page-to-screen adaptations, so buckle up, book nerds! Back To Top