The best encounters with classic literature—with Tolstoy, with Proust—forego line-by-line analysis or politically motivated allegory.

Not every great book demands weeks of your time. Some of the world's finest stories can be read in minutes yet stay with you ...

We all need a little bit of comfort these days. I’d nominate any Backman book for this list, especially “Anxious People.” Backman has a particular talent for writing about hard topics in a way that ...