Book of the Month: THE ODYSSEY by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
Tell me about a complicated man.
Today on Project Gutenberg: "The Booklover and His Books"
There's art on your shelves.
Book of the Month: FOUR LOST CITIES by Annalee Newitz
Let's dig up some history, shall we?
Book of the Month: WE'LL PRESCRIBE YOU A CAT by Syou Ishida, translated by E. Madison Shimoda
Side effects may include laughter, tears and kitty snuggles.
Today on Project Gutenberg: "The Dangerous Scarecrow"
Some scarecrows want brains. This one wants a knife.
Book of the Month: THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE by Damien Lewis
In the world's darkest hour, they raised bloody mayhem—and wrote themselves into history.
Poetry: "A Haircut"
The last Saturday of the year.
Book of the Month: THE ESSENTIAL RUMI by Jalaluddin Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks
The words of a mystic echoing across the centuries.
Today on Project Gutenberg: "The Iliad"
Sing, o goddess, the rage of Achilles...
Poetry: A Pocketful of One-Liners!
The poet's smallest building block.
Book of the Month: THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by Stephen Graham Jones
Ready for the next great vampire novel?
Short Story: "Through a Forest Dark and Dead"
In which a lone traveler through the Transylvanian woods finds that Castle Dracula is not easily escaped.