I admit that for many years I subscribed to the policy that a book, any book, was always better than no book. In recent years though, I have come to believe that it is the dirty little secret of the bookselling world that some books just suck.

Reading isn't fun. Not even in books. Think about it: how many works of fiction can you name that feature a character sitting around reading the whole time? Not many (unless you're in a college literature class with a super-Postmodern syllabus).

There's a lot of red tape to cut through before completely committing to a relationship: There's the ex talk, the meeting of the parents, and if you'r...

By Gabe Habash for Publishers Weekly: Before you get all riled up about how we’ve previously called two other books ("How to Avoid Huge Ships" an...

Even great novelists occasionally write a clunker -- sort of a loose cannon in a canon. Often, the literary dud comes at or near the start of an author's career.

Forget profitability, forget the market. Over a year ago, we raised the question of whether or not a book should pass a dead tree test in order to jus...

Rejoice! 'Tis the season to be merry! Garland the tree with sprigs of holly! The angels are singing! Father Christmas is coming! Take a break from the...

Last week in The Independent, journalist Boyd Tonkin took a peculiar twist on the notion of "banned books," composing a list of dangerous texts that m...

Many, if not most, of the books you were handed in high school as required reading were hated by critics and readers alike when they first hit shelves...

Finding a good book is all too easy these days. But tracking down the 'exquisite drivel' that should never have been published? Now that's a challenge...

I hate throwing out books. Especially my favorites. And they're all my favorites. But some of the stacks are so high they're threatening to topple and literally (as well as literarily) kill me.