When I was a kid, my nose was usually buried deep in a book, but I didn’t feel profoundly affected by literature until I read The Catcher in the Rye. This novel and its infamously sharp and... Read more >>

I count the Sweet Valley High series as one of my favorite things about childhood, even though those books contained many adult themes (underage drinking, motorcycle accidents, and drug overdoses, to... Read more >>

In an era when Rihanna’s “S&M” and Ke$ha’s “Blow” are radio staples, it’s hard to imagine what someone from a more innocent time like the nineteenth... Read more >>