Choice is a great burden. The call to invent one’s life, and to do it continuously, can sound unendurable. Totalitarian regimes aim to...

Such brilliant titles! How can you not want to read a book called The Lathe of Heaven, or The Left Hand of Darkness? The stylistic and...

To read books seriously is to be staggered by the knowledge of how many more books will remain beyond your ken. It’s like looking up at...