April 2014 Books Articles
- 6 Books That Helped Nathan Deuel Make Sense of War and Exile
- 10 Must-Read Books for May
- The Two Salman Rushdies: Writer and Public Figure
- The Secret to Pixar’s Genius From ‘Creativity, Inc.’ Sounds Like a Writing Workshop
- 10 Dark and Twisty Books for ‘Gone Girl’ Fans
- ‘The Worn Archive’ Is the One Fashion Book You Need to Buy This Year
- Flavorwire Author Club: Muriel Spark’s ‘Loitering With Intent,’ a Love Letter to the Young Female Writer
- Get Ready for Summer With These Two New Books Filled With Vintage Surf Photos
- Absurd Urban Dictionary Definitions of Famous Authors
- Flavorwire Author Club: Muriel Spark’s ‘The Bachelors’ Takes on the British Bros of 1960
- Life Is a ‘Cabaret’: A Visual History of Sally Bowles
- Gorgeous Vintage Children’s Book Covers From All Over the World
- ‘Listen to the Squawking Chicken’: A Surprising Mother-Daughter Memoir From the Woman Behind Lainey Gossip
- ‘The Dark Galleries’ Rediscovers Works of Art From Film Noir Sets
- Book of the Week: ‘Songs Only You Know’ by Sean Madigan Hoen
- Flavorwire Author Club: Muriel Spark’s ‘The Informed Air’ Is a Charming and Insightful Essay Collection
- Shakespeare’s Tropes: 7 Phrases and Concepts That Changed Western Culture
- 20 Great Southern Short Stories
- Flavorwire Exclusive: “The Last Unmarried Person in America” by Ellen Willis
- What Happened to Martha Gellhorn’s Lost Debut Novel?
- The Skeptic’s Guide to Elizabeth Gilbert
- Gabriel García Márquez on Shakira and 5 Other Authors’ Fascinating Rock Star Profiles
- 15 Things We Learned From Gillian Flynn’s Reddit AMA
- 25 Books Every Writer Should Read
- The Cheryl Strayed Effect: How the ‘Wild’ Author Became a Publishing Hero
- “My Year In …” Memoirs Still Gimmicky When Written by Teens: Maya Van Wagenen’s ‘Popular’
- The Memorable Last Words of Literary Characters
- 25 Essential Graphic Novels
- Gabriel García Márquez Was a Literary Legend — But We Should Remember Him for More Than Just His Writing
- 50 Incredible Novels Under 200 Pages
- Everyone On the Internet Needs to Read ‘The People’s Platform’: An Interview With Astra Taylor
- Book of the Week: Simon Wroe’s ‘Chop Chop’
- 5 Literary Award Decisions More Questionable Than Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer
- 30 Writers’ Invaluable Advice to Graduates
- Flavorwire Interview: ‘Over Easy’ Author Mimi Pond on the “Moral Swamp of the ’70s” and What Restaurants Teach Us About Life
- 5 Reasons Why Indie Bookstores Are Perfect Models for American Small Businesses
- The Creepy Victorian-Era Stuffed Rabbits and Squirrels of ‘Walter Potter’s Curious World of Taxidermy’
- Mona Simpson’s ‘Casebook’ Is the Latest Great Novel by One of America’s Masters of Character
- The Skeptic’s Guide to John Updike
- 25 Samuel Beckett Quotes That Sum Up the Hilarious Tragedy of Human Existence
- Flavorwire Author Club: Muriel Spark’s ‘The Driver’s Seat’ Is a Brief Yet Powerful Thrill Ride
- Book of the Week: ‘The Marrying of Chani Kaufman’ by Eve Harris
- “You’re Not Just a Reporter, You’re a Citizen”: Katherine Boo and Adrian Nicole LeBlanc Talk Ethics, Social Justice, and Their Next Books at the NYPL
- Flavorwire Interview: Adrian Tomine on Drawing Everyday People and Fantasies of Writing a Novel
- Beautiful Vintage Photos of Bygone Bookstores
- Will “Vera” Be the Literary World’s “Normcore”?
- Flavorwire Interview: Carl Wilson on James Franco, Poptimism, and His New Edition of ‘Let’s Talk About Love’
- New VIDA Count Suggests Shocker: Women Don’t Own Children’s Literature, Either
- 25 Books That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About New York
- Ellen Gilchrist’s ‘Acts of God’ and the Anxiety of Revisiting Authors We Loved as Teenagers
- 6 Books That Will Prepare You for the Inevitable Robot Uprising
- ‘Seven Sisters Style’: Vintage Photos of Women’s Collegiate Fashion
- The ‘Mad Men’ Bookshelf: What Will Don Draper Read in 1969?
- 50 Essential Books of Poetry That Everyone Should Read
- Book of the Week: Mark Dery’s ‘I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts’
- Classic Book Covers Redesigned for X-Men
- Why the ‘Realistic’ Young Adult Movie Is Coming Back
- Why Kurt Cobain Was the Last Rock Star: An Interview With Charles R. Cross
- Exploring the Life and Literary Work of Lydia Davis’ Mother, Hope Hale Davis
- The 50 Best Southern Novels Ever Written
- 15 Short Stories You Can Read in Under 15 Minutes
- Flavorwire Interview: Max Brooks on the Secret WWI History of ‘The Harlem Hellfighters’
- Flavorwire Author Club’s April Selection: Muriel Spark