In the acknowledgments section of his latest book, Mitch Albom writes, "Some books are tougher than others.
For over a century, many novelists have chronicled the experiences of college students. Nathaniel Hawthorne's first novel "Fanshawe," for example, is based on the author's time at Bowdoin College in the 1820s.
When I encounter a truly stunning sentence or thought-provoking phrase in a novel, I gently dog-ear whatever page I'm reading so I can later return to the passage and savor its syntax.
Courtesy of Joseph Mehling "10 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said" by Charles Wheelan '88, author of "Naked Statistics" and "Naked Economics," was inspired by his 2011 Class Day speech at the College.
This week, Dartmouth students, faculty and community members have the opportunity to interact with Tobias Wolff, the award-winning author of the memoir "This Boy's Life" and the novels "Old School" and "In Pharoh's Army," as well as numerous short stories. Wolff, this term's Montgomery Fellow, spoke ...
In the book "Imagine: How Creativity Works," Jonah Lehrer, a journalist and the bestselling author of "Proust Was a Neuroscientist" and "How We Decide," explores the science behind human innovation.
Fans of bestselling author and Hanover resident Jodi Picoult will relish racing through the pages of the author's latest book, "Lone Wolf," but they also might find themselves underwhelmed by the plotline.
Although I am far from culinarily inclined, I was ecstatic to learn that "Top Chef" judge and "Top Chef: Just Desserts" host Gail Simmons had written a memoir.
A Dartmouth alumnus will soon make his mark on the literary scene, as the debut novel of Elliot Ohlansky '04 will be released later this month by recently established e-book publishing company The Write Deal.
A Dartmouth alumnus will soon make his mark on the literary scene, as the debut novel of Elliot Ohlansky '04 will be released later this month by recently established e-book publishing company The Write Deal.