The Ones That Got Away
21 authors who’ve settled down in the sunny Mediterranean—and you can too!
Many Monsters or Monstrous Men—A Listicle Duel About Literary Villains
Two SCHOLAR editors clash over what books to read this Halloween season
Five Books Banned for Dubious Reasons—So You Should Definitely Read Them
Banned Books Week draws attention to free speech, intellectual freedom, and the right to quietly read a good novel
Five Pulp Favorites—And Five Literary Greats for Ballast
There’s some commercial fiction you shouldn’t feel ashamed to read on the subway … but just in case, we’ve included a few highbrow favorites to cover your tracks
Back to School Required Reading
12 Literary Campuses Worth Revisiting
14 Books to Read, Come Hell or High Water
Part two of our H₂0 series—opening the literary floodgates
10 Books to Read—And Not a Drop to Drink
Dry salvages that will make you thirsty—part one of our H₂0 reading series
The 11 Best Literary Feasts
Our favorite fictional culinary scenes
A St. Patrick’s Day Reading List
Pair your pint with one of these titles, whether classic or obscure
Birds of a Feather
An ornithological mural takes flight
