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- READING IMPROVES EMPATHY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS - Want to become a more empathetic person? Stop reading self-help and pick up a great novel instead. New research from University of Toronto scholars confirms that—far from being a means to escape the social world—reading books can actually improve social...

By Sarah Wendell from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books The historicals I enjoy most are rich and detailed, with an elegance to the writing and to the story that is both absorbing and welcoming. The irresistible temptation of Once upon a time…. is already built into the genre’s structure...

At age nine Richard Crouse saw The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean at the Astor Theatre in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Paul Newman starred, John Huston directed and Richard was hooked on the big screen. Since then he has seen thousands of movies, written about most of...

There are some great stories out there that just happen to be true. Here are some of our favourites.

Time flies when you’re reading a good book. These twenty titles are turning the big 1-0 in 2015, and many of them are still as popular now as they were upon their initial publication. Some became literary phenomenon’s, many became films, but all of them have their...

What a year it’s been for Science Fiction and Fantasy! While some books transported us to fantastical lands beyond our wildest imagination, others proved that sometimes the most spellbinding stories are the ones closest to home. From the craggy landscape of the red planet to the powerful kingdom...

There used to be a time when horror was restricted to the month of October. You were safe from vampires when the sun was shining in the summer. The zombies weren’t able to break through the frozen ground in the winter. And the things that went bump in...

2014 was the year of the woman. With Lena Dunham and Caitlin Moran empowering the girl-growing-up, Sophia Amoruso and Amy Poehler showing us how to be a #GIRLBOSS who says Yes Please, and a spate of fabulous first-time female authors leaving their mark—there was no shortage of excellent...

Literary adaptations produce multiple nominees for this year’s Golden Globes! Well, readers, awards season is officially upon us, and this morning the nominations for the 72nd Golden Globe Awards were officially announced. Among them, as usual, were quite a few films based on bestselling novels. So while the...

Books to keep you (and your teens) reading this holiday season Maggie Stiefvater knows a thing or two about inspiring teenagers to read. While she may look more like the high school audience she writes for than their parents, The Wolves of Mercy Falls author has been...