“Mid-Term Break” is a poem by Seamus Heaney, first published in his debut collection Death of a Naturalist in 1966. The poem reflects on experiences from Heaney's own life. In 1953, when the poet was just fourteen years old, his little brother...

The Path of Daggers is a fantasy novel written by American author Robert Jordan, and was first published by Tor Books on October 20, 1998. The book is the eighth in his Wheel of Time series and was preceded by A Crown of Swords (1996).

The book...

A Crown of Swords (which really sounds like it should be a book in the Game of Thrones series, doesn't it?) is the seventh entry in Robert Jordan’s wildly successful fantasy novel series collectively known as The Wheel of Time. It was published in...

Lord of Chaos is an epic fantasy novel written by American author Robert Jordan and was first published and released by Tor Books on October 15, 1994. The book is the sixth in the Wheel of Time series and was preceded by the New York Times...

Originally published in 1993 by Tor Books, The Fires of Heaven is the fifth of fourteen books in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series. The fantasy novel focuses on Couladin Rand Al'thor, who leads several Aiel clans after being recognized as...

The fourth book in The Wheel of Time series, The Shadow Rising is a fantasy novel by American author Robert Jordan. The book follows the story of main character and protagonist Rand al'Thor after he proves himself to be the Dragon Reborn.

The...

“The Dragon Reborn” is the third book in a long fourteen-book series called “The Wheel of Times”. It is a fantasy series enveloping extensive world-building, a huge number of characters and a fascinating magic system.

The third book follows Rand...

“The Great Hunt” is the second book in the long “Wheel of Time” series, a series that influenced many modern fantasy writers, with classic tropes and characters and intricate magic world. It was written by James Oliver Rigney Jr. under the pen...

“The Eye of the World” is the first book in a long-running series with an extensive fantasy world-building and intricate magic system. The first novel follows a group of friends, Rand, Perrin and Egwene, and their fight to survive after their home...

Liza of Lambeth is the first novel published by Somerset Maugham. Maugham would go on from this humble beginning to stake a claim for himself as one of the most commercial popular writers of 20th century. Though never exactly a darling of the...

The Magician by W. Somerset Maugham is a novel detailing a narrative about an English surgeon, Arthur Burdon. The characters and settings of the story are based on real people and scenes. The story begins with Arthur traveling to Paris to visit...

“The Fall of Edward Bernard” by William Somerset Maugham is a story based on the differences between Eastern and Western cultures. The story involves two childhood friends who fall in love with the same girl. Edward Bernard and Bateman Hunter are...

“Red” is a short story which appears in Somerset Maugham’s 1921 collection titled The Trembling of a Leaf. The unifying element of that collection—aside from the usual suspects about which Maugham writes—is the setting. All of the stories feature...

“The Pool” is a short story by W. Somerset Maugham which was published in a 1921 short story collection titled The Trembling of a Leaf. That collection is notable for also featuring what is arguably Maugham’s most famous work of short fiction. “...

“Mackintosh” is a nearly 14,000-word short story by W. Somerset Maugham found in the 1921 collection The Trembling of a Leaf. That collection is most notable for the inclusion of what is almost certainly Maugham’s most famous work of short...

This haunting and beautifully written novel tells the story of the Bright family, who move into a supposedly haunted house in upstate New York and become embroiled in a web of secrets and lies. As the story unfolds, we are taken on a journey...

American Dirt is a novel by American author Jeanine Cummins. It was published in 2020 by Flatiron Books. The novel is about Lydia and her son Luca, who illegally sneak into the US after their entire family is massacred. They barely make it out...

Restart is a stand-alone young adult novel written by the Canadian American Gordon Korman and was published in 2017. With a career of over 40 years, Korman has written several young adult and children books selling more than 28 million copies....

Flush is a children’s / young adult novel by American novelist Carl Hiaasen which was published in 2005. This middle-grade story is set in south Florida and addresses the subject of environmental conservation.

The narrative follows the young...

Look Both Ways is a young-adult novel by American author Jason Reynolds. Published in 2019 by Atheneum and Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, it features gripping illustrations by Alexander Nabaun. The story is told from the perspective of a young boy walking...

This Tender Land is a coming-of-age novel by American author William Kent Krueger. Published in 2019 by Atria Books and Simon & Schuster, the novel is set during the Great Depression in 1932. Five children get on a canoe and set sail on the...

The Vanishing Half is a historical fiction novel written by American author Brit Bennett. It was published in 2020 by Riverhead Books. The novel made The New York Times best-seller list debuting at number one. It also won the 2020 Goodreads Choice...

In Custody was published in 1984 by author Anita Desai and is one of her best-known novels. The American-Indian author has won a number of awards, including the British Guardian Prize, and In Custody was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 1993,...

Octavia Butler published Dawn in 1987. It centers on Lilith Iyapo, who has been kidnapped by an alien race called the Oankali. The human race has nearly killed itself off in a nuclear war. The Oankali picked up the surviving humans and placed them...