I teach 18- to 21-year-olds - the 'Harry Potter' generation. They grew up as voracious readers, reading books in this exploding genre. But at some point, I would love for them to give Umberto Eco or A.S. Byatt a try. I hope 'A Discovery of Witches' will serve as a kind of stepping-stone.
“I'm a middle-class former housewife who goes to my daughter's softball games.”
“Even as a partisan Republican, I'm not sure a 40-year run is healthy for either party.”