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George Orwell is probably the most written about writer ever and here are the best recent books about Orwell....

George Orwell was a huge fan of Maugham. Ashenden is as good a spy fiction as you will ever read....

These timeless essays and nonfiction are filled with wisdom by great writers. Many of these reads are personal and go outside the writer’s genres...

Venice, An Interior, by the brilliant Spanish writer Javier Marías, is a gorgeous and intimate portrait of the hidden Venice....

I loved reading and learning more about David Bowie's favorite books....

Short book reviews of books I have read and consider worth reading....

The film stays with you, but after reading the novel by Tevis, I realized the book is better. ...