A clear summary of The Importance of Being Earnest with key themes, character notes, and book club questions, plus ideas for gifting the play to the readers in your life.

A fresh, relevance-first guide to five Oscar Wilde books that still feel startlingly modern, from Dorian Gray to his sharpest plays and most surprising essay. Ideal for new readers and book clubs.

Some classics feel like polite homework. The Picture of Dorian Gray feels like opening a door you were told not to touch and finding a mirror that knows your search history.

Oscar Wilde’s only novel first appeared in 1890 in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine and was expanded into a book in 1891 with six new chapters and the now-famous preface. The scandal around its “immorality” was immediate, which makes its survival as a modern favourite even more satisfying.

There are writers with sharp lines, and then there is Oscar Wilde, who somehow managed to make a sentence feel like a weapon and a hug at the same time. People search for Oscar Wilde quotes because they want wit, yes, but also because his best lines do something rarer. They cut through self-deception. They mock social hypocrisy. They defend beauty while side-eyeing the price of pretending.

New to Oscar Wilde? This reading guide covers his books, plays, essays, and stories in order, with three beginner paths, context on his 1895 trial, and book club prompts.

They Both Die at the End is a YA romance with a speculative twist: a service called Death-Cast warns people they will die within 24 hours, and two strangers choose to spend that final day together. It is tender, tense, and quietly brutal in the way only a clock-ticking story can be. First published in 2017 by HarperTeen, it remains one of Adam Silvera’s best-known novels.

Mistborn: The Lost Metal is the fourth and final Wax and Wayne book, the seventh Mistborn novel over all, and the point where Scadrial stops flirting with the wider Cosmere and just walks in, grabs a chair, and sits at the big table. Published in November 2022 at around 500+ pages depending on edition, it closes out Mistborn Era 2 while pointing hard toward what comes next for the series.

I nearly skipped Mistborn Secret History myself. After finishing The Bands of Mourning, I just wanted to know how all the Wax and Wayne plotlines would explode in the final book. The last page of my edition very gently told me to stop, read Secret History first, then continue. I listened, and I am very glad I did.

If The Alloy of Law was Brandon Sanderson proving that guns and Allomancy can play nicely together, and Shadows of Self was the point where Elendel started to crack, then The Bands of Mourning is the big Wax and Wayne road trip that blows the doors open on Mistborn as a whole.

If The Alloy of Law felt like Sanderson trying on a waistcoat and six-shooters just to see what would happen, Shadows of Self is where Mistborn Era 2 rolls up its sleeves and starts asking uncomfortable questions. Law, faith, grief, riots, talking gods, very judgmental kandra – all crowded into one city that feels ready to catch fire.

This guide walks you through how to gift a Kindle book in a clear, practical way: desktop, phone, single gift, multiple copies, country restrictions, and what happens if you want to share something you already own.

This guide walks you through exactly how to gift an Audible book, how to gift an Audible membership, what you can and cannot share from your own library, and how it all works on iPhone. I will keep it clear, slightly salty, and as stress-free as possible.

Shopping for book club gifts is a little different from shopping for a random bookworm. You are not just buying for a reader. You are buying for a whole chaotic little reading family. Gifts need to work in a group setting, spark conversation, and be easy to share or duplicate.

Instead of guessing their TBR, this guide focuses on book lover gifts that make reading easier, cozier, prettier, or more fun. Think accessories, tech, and treats that pair with any genre, from romantasy dragon chaos to classic horror.

I loved the original Mistborn trilogy. I picked it up right after finishing The Wheel of Time because I had learned that Brandon Sanderson was chosen to complete Jordan’s saga, and that choice came after Harriet McDougal read Mistborn and said, “yes, him.” It did not disappoint.

Some books change your life. Others change your sleep schedule by putting you to bed before page 20. Today we are ranking the top 10 most boring books as reported by readers across the internet.

Discover The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean - a darkly imaginative fantasy about motherhood, rebellion, and the hunger for stories. Read our full review!

Whether you’re in need of some inspiration or you’re simply looking for a cool Instagram caption for your next story, here are 100 of my favourite quotes about reading.

In this review I will try to explore two things: the Animal Farm allegorical characters and the most emotionally-laden animal quotes that still sting today.

Of course we had to write a post titled book club discussion questions. I mean, we are a book club (yes, the real-life kind who meet in person and soon-to-be digital). So here are 50-plus book club discussion questions that you can use in your next meeting!