By Tom Start your reading: The organizers of the Tournament of Books, one of the highlights of the literary year, have for the first time announced their longlist, the 50 books they are considering for their 16-book bracket in January, ahead of time....

By Tom I haven't subscribed to a daily newspaper for over seventeen years. I should be the target demographic: word and news crazy, I grew up in the thrall of one of the country's great papers, the Washington Post. Now, like a lot of people, I get...

By Dave Callanan On the heels of Brad's delightfully eclectic picks for the Indie Girlfriend, Omni Personal Shopper is doubling up today in a relentless pursuit of gift-giving clarity.  Frank is scratching his head over the perfect gift for a...

By Brad Thomas Parsons Our next Omni Personal Shopper assignment is to help this gentleman shake things up from his usual gift of movies to find the perfect book to match his girlfriend's eclectic sensibilities.I'm used to getting movies for my...

By Brad Thomas Parsons Our next Omni Personal Shopper assignment is to help this gentleman shake things up from his usual gift of movies to find the perfect book to match his girlfriend's eclectic sensibilities.I'm used to getting movies for my...