Dan Pelzer read more than 5,000 books throughout the course of his life, including one classic he called "pure torture" ...

The Greatest Books has put together a ranking of the best classic novels of all time, with books across various genres making the list.

Top 10 best classic novels of all time — number one is a 100-year-old 'masterpiece' If you enjoy reading the classics, this list of the top 10 books of all time might surprise you, with authors ...

Betsy Orcutt of Hingham: “The Tortilla Curtain” by T.C. Boyle, 1995. A book that is a must-read as the band of M13 and very bad hombres nears the US border. The book is a look into the lives ...

Do you have a classic novel you’ve always meant to read but haven’t? Most readers have their own story about book guilt and how they handle it. Photo: F. Martin Ramin/The Wall Street Journal ...

Below is the ALA list of classical books that have been banned or challenged: The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck.

Miriam Tuliao, assistant director of central collection development at the New York Public Library, helped us create a list of 25 American classics everyone should read.. From John Steinbeck's ...

We have compiled a list of classics that can teach you how to think — about politics, love, philosophy, bravery — everything a man should know to face the world. All these books were written ...

But not all novels translate well across time and generations, despite being branded as "classics." Here are some overrated classics — and the modern books you should read instead. 1 'To Kill A ...

These vintage books introduce the archetypes, settings and lavishly bonkers sensibility that are the hallmarks of great romance. By Olivia Waite Every now and again some starry-eyed optimist tries ...

30 Classic Novels Everyone Should Read at Least Once. 40 Best Fantasy Books Readers Can't Put Down. ... Yet Pamela maintains its place in the list of classics because it was the first English novel.