Literature
Great books shape how we see ourselves and our world, whether through timeless stories or illuminating reflections on the craft of writing itself. These transformative works explore life's deepest questions while teaching us to read between the lines of human experience.
Literature Book Summaries
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Contemporary
Literature
Humor
All Quiet on the Western Front
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
A Confederacy of Dunces
Humor
Literature
Comedy
Palm Sunday
An Autobiographical Collage
Essays
Short Stories
Classics
Warrior of the Light
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
Catch-22
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
The Book of Disquiet
Classics
Poetry
Philosophy
The Age of Innocence
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
Lord of the Flies
Classics
Young Adult
School
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
Saturday
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Novels
Atlas Shrugged
Classics
Philosophy
Politics
The Fall
Philosophy
France
Literature
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
Romance
Philosophy
Novels
Letters
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
A Jane Austen Education
How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter
Memoir
Books About Books
Biography
Thousand Cranes
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
How Proust Can Change Your Life
Philosophy
Self Help
Biography
How to Read Literature Like a Professor
School
Books About Books
Writing
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
Books About Books
Education
Essays
The Art of Fiction
Notes on Craft for Young Writers
Writing
Crafts
Reference
About Writing
Seven Essays, Four Letters, & Five Interviews
Writing
Essays
Crafts
The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist
Writing
Essays
Turkish Literature
On Writing
Writing
Classics
Literature
The Bestseller Code
Anatomy of a Blockbuster Novel
Writing
Books About Books
Research
Give War and Peace a Chance
Tolstoyan Wisdom for Troubled Times
Books About Books
Literary Criticism
Literature
Albert Camus
Elements of a Life
Philosophy
Biography
Biography Memoir
Men Without Women
Short Stories
Japanese Literature
Contemporary
Anna Karenina Fix
Life Lessons from Russian Literature
Russia
Books About Books
Memoir
Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy
Curiouser And Curiouser
Philosophy
Essays
Literary Criticism
The Well-Educated Mind
A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had
Books About Books
Reference
Self Help
The Prince
Philosophy
Politics
History
Shakespeare's Freedom
Literary Criticism
Literature
History
The Glass Bead Game
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
J.R.R. Tolkien
A Biography
Biography
History
Biography Memoir
How Dante Can Save Your Life
The Life-Changing Wisdom of History's Greatest Poem
Memoir
Poetry
Literature
Book Lust
Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
Books About Books
Reference
Writing
Reading Like a Writer
A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
Writing
Books About Books
Reference
Walden & Civil Disobedience
Classics
Philosophy
Essays
Walden & Civil Disobedience
Classics
Philosophy
Essays
The Facts
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II
Advanced Techniques for Dramatic Storytelling
Writing
Reference
Unfinished
Letters to a Young Poet
Poetry
Classics
Philosophy
Interventions 2020
Essays
Politics
France
Charles Dickens in Love
Biography
British Literature
Literature
Writing Begins with the Breath
Embodying Your Authentic Voice
Writing
Spirituality
Journaling
J. K. Rowling
The Wizard Behind Harry Potter
Biography
Biography Memoir
Childrens
Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters
Storytelling Secrets From the Greatest Mind in Western Civilization
Writing
Film
Philosophy
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Biography
History
Mystery
Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
Essays
Philosophy
Humor
