“A woman writing a long book is considered audacious, if not outrageous,” British author Lucy Ellmann told the Independent in September. Ellmann would know: Her latest, Ducks, Newburyport, is a ...

When the package first arrived, Mrs. Biblioracle wanted to know why someone named “Biblioasis” was shipping me bricks in the mail. Opening the plastic outer layer revealed not bricks, but a copy of ...

When you mention to people that you’re reading a nearly 1,000-page book that’s mostly one sentence, the reaction is odd. Some people roll their eyes, others get a little angry over the audacity. But ...

The fact that you stopped for a moment and decided to read this interview with Lucy Ellmann was unlikely, considering all the choices you had to spend the next few minutes of your life, which is not ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Martin Riker DUCKS, NEWBURYPORT By Lucy Ellmann For most of its 1,000 pages, Lucy Ellmann’s ...