There are few experiences more universally human than to strive for belonging. We all long for a slice of a shared history, a touchstone to connect us to something larger than ourselves. Television commercials advertise websites devoted... Read More

Every so often, at just the time in your life when you are receptive, someone steps forward to teach you something. It may be a podcast, a passage in a book, or a chance conversation in the post office, but the universe suddenly reveals... Read More

Remember those carefree days of splashing and dog paddling in the pools and lakes of your childhood? How the liddle-bit chilly, gradually deepening water excited you, but also earned your respect because mom didn’t want you to go too... Read More

You’re stressed and we are too. It’s like the coronavirus has a psychological component that infects our anxiety bone, which is connected to the panic bone, which is connected to the despair bone. Alas, COVID-19 seems perfectly... Read More

As we settle into new routines of social distancing and hand washing, all of us at Foreword feel blessed to be in an industry bound together by a mutual love of books. We know books have the power to help us heal, persevere, laugh, and... Read More

Meet Shaun Bythell, owner of Scotland’s largest secondhand bookstore, in the wee little seaside village of Wigtown. Right out of central casting, The Bookshop resides in an old stone townhouse with fireplaces ablazing, a shop cat... Read More

Within every culture around the world, food is an integral pillar. Whether feasting, fasting, celebrating, or grieving, we all draw together around a table to share memories and build traditions with loved ones. Gathering for a meal... Read More

Encyclopaedia Britannica defines the bystander effect as “the inhibiting influence of the presence of others on a person’s willingness to help someone in need.” A social psychological concept popularized in the 1960s and 70s, the... Read More