Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Legendary writer Gabriel García Márquez put Latin America and magic realism on the literary map with his influential novels. From style to content, he is beloved by writers and readers around the globe.

We get sent a lot of books. And we read a lot of books. Some of our most favorite interviews are with authors. You could say we’re book nerds. Here are some of our book recommendations for 2013.

“Dr. Eliot’s Five Foot Shelf” was a list of literature classics compiled by Harvard president Charles Eliot back in 1909. Last week we asked YOU to tell us which books you’d put on a Five Foot Shelf in 2009.

What’s seen above and below ground can contrast in Cuba’s book world, where excited readers find ways to expand their literary reach.

Mousavi likened his detention conditions to those described in the book.