“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” — Jorge Luis Borges, writer and poet
Browse our bookshelves and build your TBR list with Good Old Reads!
We provide a unique look at vintage literary treasures. We’ll tell you if they’re worth reading and why. And where you might be able to find them.
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New Book Reviews
Fahrenheit 451 (1953)
Ray Bradbury
Despite having been published almost 75 years ago, Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 bears an uncomfortable resemblance—albeit extreme—to the approach taken by many Americans today towards history, education, and intellectual freedom. It’s a bit unsettling, but as a bonus, it’s a genuinely enthralling sci-fi thriller.
The Haunted Bookshop (1919)
Christopher Morley
Published in 1919, Christopher Morley’s The Haunted Bookshop is the sequel to his 1917 novel Parnassus on Wheels—a happy little novel that I didn’t want to end. But like most sequels, The Haunted Bookshop is mediocre and disappointing.
The Boys of Summer (1971)
Roger Kahn
Although it’s a classic sports book, you don’t have to be a big baseball fan to appreciate The Boys of Summer. At its heart, it’s a story of rather ordinary people with extraordinary athletic ability, and the impact their talent had on their lives.
Coming Soon!
London Stories (1882)
John O’London
Greatest Short Stories, Vol. V (1940)
P.F. Collier & Son (editors)
The Long Goodbye (1953)
Raymond Chandler
Inside the Lines (1915)
Earl Derr Biggers & Robert Welles Ritchie
June’s Featured Review
Children of the Archbishop by Norman Collins (1951)
Quote of the Month
“And when people shrink from competition and arrange matters so that they never have to compete, there is only one possible interpretation: those people are afraid they cannot win.”
From Color Blind by Margaret Halsey (1946)
Read a Banned Book!
Good Old Reads supports the awareness efforts of the American Library Association, PEN America, and the Texas Freedom to Read Project regarding the wholesale book bans in American public schools and libraries.
