Topic: Jane Eyre

Prime literary real estate

They like to imagine themselves living in grand fictional homes – or even humble ones.

Festival of Faith and Writing: the conference that brought John Updike, Salman Rushdie to western Michigan

This year's Festival of Faith and Writing at Calvin College included Jonathan Safran Foer, Marilynne Robinson, Chimimanda Ngoze Adichie, Luis Alberto Urrea, and Leila Aboulela.

Valentine's Day: 10 literary lessons in love

From 'Much Ado About Loving' by Jack Murnighan and Maura Kelly, 10 lessons in love from literary classics.

Bestselling books the week of 2/2/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Jonathan Franzen: E-readers are 'damaging to society'

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3 good new coming-of-age novels

From a 20th-century Jane Eyre to a Pakistani-American immigrant, three protagonists grow up and learn about life.

15 great quotes about books

15 great quotes about books from "A Book Addict's Treasury."

10 novels to watch for in 2012

Here are 10 must-read novels coming at you in early 2012.

Another phone hacking victim, another blow to Murdoch's power in Britain

Revelations of another phone hacking victim – the mother of 8-year-old murder victim Sarah Payne – adds to a culture war that pits Rupert Murdoch’s profit-driven ethos against Britain's establishment press.

An interview with 'Bad Teacher' star Lucy Punch

'Bad Teacher' star Lucy Punch talks about getting vomited on by Cameron Diaz in ‘Bad Teacher,’ the inspiration for her outrageous character, shooting a love scene with Justin Timberlake and her new role in the comic book-turned-TV pilot, ‘Powers.'

Erin Blakemore: What I learned from Jane Austen and Laura Ingalls Wilder

Erin Blakemore answers questions about her new book, "The Heroine’s Bookshelf: Life Lessons, from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder."

Children's books: reviews of "Wishing for Tomorrow," "A Conspiracy of Kings," and "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place"

Three terrific books for middle-grade readers.

The e-book revolution hits North Korea

Perhaps it's still too soon to see iPads in Pyongyang, but North Koreans are reported to be enjoying "a wealth" of e-books.

Desperately seeking Austen

The Rose of Sebastopol

A shy, stay-at-home young woman becomes the unlikely heroine of this highly entertaining historical novel.

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Classics on the cheap

A story told with help from literature's giants

Margot Livesey enlists the help of Keats, Carroll, Bronte, and Dickens in her latest novel.

Literary landmarks you've always wanted to see

The way to get your kids to read

Step 1: Unplug them. Step 2: Give them solitude.

Review: 'The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Brontë'

Laura Joh Rowland imagines the Brontë sisters as crime solvers in a mystery that doesn't exactly reach wuthering heights.

In this mystery, a pig plays a leading role

Joseph Caldwell’s whodunit is light on chills and thrills, but heavy on Irish charm

In this mystery, a pig plays a leading role

Joseph Caldwell's whodunit is light on chills and thrills, but heavy on Irish charm.