My first impressions of “Elizabeth Finch” by Julian Barnes were uncharitable. When I first picked it up, three strikes came against the book in quick order. First, the cover design is such that the ...

Dictionaries are deceptively simple, and incredibly ambitious. NPR's Don Gonyea talks to Stefan Fatsis about his book, "Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) The Modern Dictionary." It's a ...

Have you ever read a children's book where the main character is… the book? Dictionary has noticed that even though her pages contain all the words that exist, she doesn't really tell a story like all ...