It’s common knowledge that to really learn another language you need an immersion experience. But since most of us can’t pack our bags and move to Florence or Barcelona or Kyoto, we sadly store away our dreams and think…someday.

What isn’t common knowledge is that you don’t have to leave...

My Twitter pals recently surprised and delighted me when I posted this question: “You know you’re in book love when ... ” Here are some of the...

The twelve-year-olds were hot and boisterous funneling back into their classroom after lunch recess. They had been dodging balls and swinging on bars out on the playground. Standing at the door, shooing them inside, was a gray-haired woman with a kindly smile. She had little trouble because the kids knew...

The sun is starting to set on the golden age of the printed book.

The digitization of books, together with the proliferation of electronic-book readers, will be a boon for readers--much as digital photography has been a boon for picture-takers. Books will finally be freed from the paper handcuffs they've...

Choose the best book of award-winning fiction of the past 60 years? Impossible! Yes, but let's do it anyway. The National Book Foundation, keeper and presenter of the National Book Awards, invites you to step up to the challenge.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the National...