#literature

#literature

Manuscripts don't burn, the protagonist of Mikhail Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita is told. This maxim is voiced by Satan, in reference to the Master's destroyed opus.

The mystery of how Esther died is never solved... we learn she had been intoxicated and wobbly on her feet when last seen at a bar.

E. M. Forster believed people know novel characters better than they know each other, as characters' true natures are visible while human secrets create isolation.

In her early career, Louisa May Alcott began with the title 'Success' for a novel but shifted focus to labor, culminating in the book 'Work: A Story of Experience.'

Hector Bellerin's Instagram showcases his passion for literature, featuring a variety of books including classics and contemporary works that emphasize queer life and surrealism.

Henderson traverses vast scales of time and space, demonstrating how all of history is infused with noise - from the 'groaning' of some moons as meteors crash into them to the throbbing of veins and cracking of icebergs.

Toibin's Mary is not meek and mild, but hardened by her experience, suspicious of his miracles and despairing of the followers who will take her son away from her.

Every Second Wednesday at 8 pm, The Setup hosts 'A Funny Thing Happened', featuring bestselling authors, Emmy-award winning writers, and TED speakers in an intimate setting.

Darrow Farr's book, The Bombshell, evokes nostalgia through its 1993 Corsica setting, exploring themes of youth, confidence, and the cultural nuances of a pre-digital world.

Substack is part promotional platform, part social-media site, part venue for rambling journal entries, attracting established and emerging literary voices to share their work.

"Second Skin unpacks the materials - latex, leather - objects that hold power dynamics within fetish culture, exploring their meanings and messaging in a contemporary context."

Like a fine wine, I like to pair my books with my travels. So I was going to Madrid for the first time and read Death in the Afternoon [by Ernest Hemingway].

Sisters Bea and Leah Koch, owners of The Ripped Bodice, recognized a gap between romance novels and independent bookstores, creating a special community in Park Slope.

This book showcases Bob Dylan's mastery of telling stories, creating moods and provoking feelings. The images are deeply evocative, at once innocent and world-weary.

Trump reminds me a lot of the men of the 1990s indeed, he was one. The rest of mankind certainly womankind felt that personal victories of their own must be just around the corner.

Haffner’s long-lost novel captures the delicate spirit of the Weimar Republic's final days, earning praise as a literary windfall and emotionally impactful work.