Amor Towles, author of Rules of Civility, Gentleman in Moscow, and The Lincoln Highway is an interesting guy. Six fun facts you should know.

Word-nerd delight Lexicography If you think that a book about lexicography, the making of a dictionary, would be boring, think again....

Amor Towles' novel, The Lincoln Highway, involves a journey by four young kids and unexpected adventures - possibly even murder.

Don't let the title, A Gentleman in Moscow deter you. Not a political treatise nor a boring look at a hotel resident but a book about life.

Olivia Hawker's novel, The Ragged Edge of Night, presents a philosophical question for writers: Should authors share political views?

The Ragged Edge of Night gives insight into the German resistance to Hitler based on the true story of Olivia Hawker's grandfather-in-law.

The novel, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, is packed with words you may or may not know. Can you pass this quiz over 20 vocabulary words?

Abraham Verghese's novel, The Covenant of Water, enchants with mysticism, medicine, and the magic of India. Multi-generation and magnificent

Chris Bohjalian's The Hour of the Witch depicts the damage that false accusations can do. Historical fiction and legal thriller combined.

To be a writer, you must write, but you also must read. Here are four of my favorite reads for writers, sure to energize your creative soul.

Can a Western novel also be a horror story and a fantasy? Victor LaValle's novel, Lone Women, is a mashup of genres.

The Reading List is a novel that touts the power of reading - and libraries - to ease grief, understand people, and make connections.

Fredrik Backman's novel Britt-Marie Was Here is a meaningful story at how one woman's surly presence changes the whole community of Borg.

Book blurbs have been around since Whitman first used one, but do they really matter? Do you really need them to make sales?

Natasha Boyd's historical fiction highlights the life of Eliza Lucas, a grower in colonial South Carolina called "The Indigo Girl."

John Jakes' historical fiction - made me - and millions of others - love the genre. He died, popularizing American history with his series.

Anita Shreve's last novel, The Stars Are Fire, infuses classic feminist themes into a novel about what women do when pushed to the edge.

O'Farrell's novel The Marriage Portrait is like time-traveling to the Renaissance, cringing at the injustice of the life of Lucrezia Medici

Gabrielle Zevin's novel, The Storied Life of A. J. Firky is a touching tale of how books and reading have the power to draw people together.

Sarah Penner's debut novel, The Lost Apothecary, examines themes of motherhood and justice common in 18th century London and today.