War and Peace – Michael A. Kahn

Most Important Books of All Time? Let the Debate Begin!

Posted on February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 by Michael Kahn

Last summer I wrote a post about a cool web page that had created road maps for your favorite road-trip novels, from Jack Kerouac’s cross-country trip in On the Road to The Cruise of the Rolling Junk, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s description of the journey he took with his wife Zelda from Connecticut to Alabama in…

What’s in a name? More than you imagine!

Posted on May 8, 2017June 27, 2018 by Michael Kahn

“Mike, I have a better idea for your book title.” I’ve heard that from my editor three times over the years. All three times she was right. But first, some background: While you can’t tell a book by its cover, you might consider reading a book by its title. Nevertheless, the history of literature reveals…