by Ken Follett On April 15, 2019, Notre-Dame was burning. The historic cathedral, a landmark in human consciousness, that has sat on the banks of the Seine for most of our modern history was engulfed in flame and the people of Paris, and the people of the world could do nothing more than watch. This […]
Forgotten Garden By Kate Morton In times of uncertainty, I gravitate towards books that are familiar and comforting, like a steaming cup of tea on a rainy day. The Forgotten Garden is my cup-of-tea book, reminiscent of The Secret Garden combined with the coziest mystery that has the reader questioning, at every moment, “what’s next?”. […]
by Hallie EphronEmily has chucked in her teaching career to start a de-cluttering business with her best friend, Becca. Emily has rules about the decluttering, stipulating that in any case she works on only the owner of the stuff can allow it to be decluttered. Applying this rule to her own marriage may be what […]
by Michael Christie At age 11, Will Cardiel thinks his life is pretty normal. His mother Diane is agoraphobic and Will has grown up believing that the Outside is full of danger. He lives life indoors, painting “masterpieces” and opening the door for the delivery men that help Will and his mother maintain their lifestyle. […]
by Paulo Bacigalupi Depleted aquifers, drought, and dust storms in the American Southwest bring out the worst in people and their politics, allowing gangs and militias to run rampant, loosely controlled by the remaining city-states. Each city is struggling not to dry up completely, everyone trying to score enough water to stay alive for another […]
By Elizabeth Gilbert The Lily Playhouse is a crumbling theatre in 1940s New York, hosting shows with chorus lines, flashy dancers, and not much plot. Vivian Morris, a 19 year old girl recently kicked out of Vassar College, is set to spend the summer there with her Aunt Peg, the Lily’s owner. What follows is […]
The Library BookBy Susan Orlean The fire that gutted the Los Angeles library in 1986 was shocking to staff, patrons and the community at large. This was a library that housed research collections, the largest record of patents in the U.S., a history of the entertainment industry in L.A., a huge collection of maps, as […]
Vivian Shaw Dr. Greta Helsing has the most unusual medical practice in modern London: most of her patients are dead. But if you are a banshee with laryngitis, a vampire with a head cold, or a mummy slowly succumbing to the ravages of time, who else are you going to call. Her family has had […]
By A.J. Hackwith Join the Library. Raise Hell! Stories are powerful things. As such, they must be contained. All unfinished stories go to the Library of the Unwritten, a neutral space in Hell overseen by a Head Librarian. The Head Librarian is responsible for organizing and repairing the books, keeping them safe, and most […]
Beyond the TreesBy Adam Shoalts Deemed by some to be “one of Canada’s greatest living explorers”, Adam Shoalts does what most of us would never dare to do – explore Canada’s wild places for months on end, alone. Shoalts clearly loves the wilderness and feels comfortable with solitude. But four months alone in the arctic […]