Reading
What It Feels Like to Be Illiterate All Your Life
Not being able to read makes you feel socially excluded, and that's just the beginning.
We Asked People at the Library What They're Doing There
In six years, 350 libraries have closed in the UK, with another 111 due to be axed within the next 12 months. We asked who still uses libraries, and what for?
What It's Like to Live Inside the Legendary Paris Bookstore Shakespeare & Co.
I found a momentary home among the "Tumbleweeds" in the store that's given shelter to authors since the days of Joyce.
Judy Blume Saved My Life
Her books gave me the courage to run away from my dysfunctional home and find a better life for myself.
'Becoming Richard Pryor' Is a Nuanced Biography of a Comedy Icon Who Once Lit Himself on Fire
We talked with author Scott Saul about how the legendary stand-up comic became who he was, and how his comedy was the opposite of Bill Cosby's.
Here's What James Franco Has Been Reading
Every free moment of his last year has been filled with books.
Drunk in Love with Sharon Van Etten
In preparation of her new record 'Are We There,' we spent the night at the bar with the singer songwriter trying to make sense of love and all that comes with it.
Things in Music That People Need to Stop Complaining About
Here is everything in music that people need to get over.
We asked Pete Wentz, Haim and Phoenix questions from a Religious Studies GCSE
Plus London Grammar and Foxes answer Citizenship questions at Reading Festival 2013.