Have nothing to do this weekend and feel like reading the longest novel of the 20th century? Then step right up to Vikram Seth’s mammoth A Suitable Boy, a book which is good for what it is, but not good enough for what it should be….
The main thing is the …

Check your religious baggage at the door…
The popularity of Phillip Pullman’s trilogy His Dark Materials has increased lately because of the release of a movie based on Book I, and as a result of the explosion in mainstream atheist literature (Dawkins, Hitches, Harris, etc.)
The plot of Book III: The Amber …

Which author has not suffered the curse of writer’s block?
Never fear, for Seventh Sanctum has a number of random generators which can be used to combat this dastardly disease. Much like a game of mad libs, the site creates unexpected elements: from characters and setting to plot ideas.
For example, …