Stuff About Books

Reading can take us away or bring us back from wherever we were. "Stuff About Books" collects stories about stories. We delve into the articles about books, authors, and characters, with a focus on fiction.

By Kathy Buhler

Kathy Buhler
The Personal History Behind One Hundred Years of Solitude
TIME - By Álvaro Santana-Acuña / Harry Ransom Center
This post is in partnership with the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin. A version of the article below was originally published on the Ransom Center’s Cultural Compass blog. “The...
May 31, 2017
Kathy Buhler
'Beren And Lúthien' Reflects Tolkien's Real Life Love Story
NPR - Liza Graham
One night in December of 1993, I stood in a frost-bound churchyard in Wolvercote, near Oxford. The tombstone in front of me bore the names of Edith Mary Tolkien and her husband John Ronald, but underneath...
May 31, 2017
Kathy Buhler
Arundhati Roy
An exclusive extract from Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness
The Guardian - Arundhati Roy
May 27, 2017
Kathy Buhler
Stephen King for Beginners: Which Stephen King Novels to Read First
Inverse - Emily Gaudette
It may not be fashionable to say it, but Stephen King is one of the most gifted and prolific American writers in history. A vast majority of his …
May 21, 2017
Kathy Buhler
50 Books Recommended by This Year's TED Speakers
Inc Magazine - Jessica Stillman
The much-buzzed-about conference generated a gargantuan list of intriguing book recommendations. TED is one of the world's premier cultural events, providing not just a chance for the thousand or so attendees...
May 10, 2017