A good place to get lost

The bookshelf

Reading guides, close looks, and books that leave the world a little stranger than they found it.

Books

Where to begin with Earthsea

Six books, a sea of islands, and a world that changes as you read. A simple route into Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea.

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Books

Reading Piranesi without a map

An invitation to pay attention to Susanna Clarke’s House, with a few questions to keep beside your reading chair.

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