A busy week at work last week led to me stockpiling several literary articles to read when I had time. With such a wealth of literary miscel...

Yesterday, Salon.com published an op/ed written by a short-story author named Robin Black, titled "President Obama: Why don't you r...

A few weeks ago, The Year We Left Home , by Jean Thompson, appeared on Entertainment Weekly's back-page Bullseye feature. It suggested t...

There's a common joke about literary over-analysis (specifically in regards to teaching literature) involving blue curtains. Why did the...

The more I read this Haruki Murakami fella , it's easier to understand why his fans are as loyal and passionate as they are. He's pr...