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12 Facts About Brian Jacques and the Redwall Series

The realm of Brian Jacques’ Redwall series was a huge place for both heroic woodland creatures and avid young readers alike

What's the Exchange Rate Between Harry Potter Coins and Muggle Money?

Someone analyzed the worth of wizard money—and it really puts Harry's wealth into perspective.

Little House Fans, Rejoice: The Beloved TV Show Will Be Made Into a Movie

The film will follow the antics of Laura "Half-Pint" Ingalls and her resilient pioneer family.

Students Create Virtual Reality Tour of Shakespeare’s London

A group of students at Florida International University have created an immersive virtual reality experience that lets guests travel back to 16th century London and watch part of 'Henry V' at the original Globe theater.

The Romans May Have Flooded the Colosseum for Aquatic Gladiator Battles

It turns out that just throwing fighters into an arena and watching them go at it might not have been enough for the Romans.

Everything We Know About Harry Potter's 4 New Wizarding Schools

J.K. Rowling continues to expand the Harry Potter universe ahead of the November release of the spin-off movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

The Most Frequently Assigned Books at English-Language Colleges

The Open Syllabus Project just released data on the most frequently assigned books at colleges and universities around the English-speaking world.

Biggest, Smallest, Most Expensive: 8 Record-Breaking Books

A library stocked with these superlatives would be very impressive.

Houghton Library at Harvard University, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

8 Lovely Facts About The Secret Garden

The writer found a hidden garden in just the way that her novel's protagonist did.

A 'Lost' Beatrix Potter Story Will Be Published for the First Time

“The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots” had gone undiscovered for over a century.

Why Do Books Have Blank Pages?

It's more than just tradition.

10 Lesser-Known Shakespeare Plays

Shakespeare’s cultural position is pretty secure. He doesn’t need to be rescued from obscurity. Yet certain plays tend to dominate bookshelves, stages, and classrooms, leaving many others largely unread and unperformed.

Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez after the announcement that he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982

9 Magical Facts About 100 Years of Solitude

'One Hundred Years of Solitude' changed world literature, but there was much more than magic involved.

A Rare Ottoman Atlas Was Rediscovered in Norway's National Library

With a little help from Reddit, the librarian who unearthed the work identified it as a copy of the rare Cedid Atlas.

7 Fascinating Facts About the First American Novel

On this date in 1789, Boston bookseller Isaiah Thomas and Company published The Power of Sympathy: or, The Triumph of Nature, which is generally considered to be the first American novel.

Does Speed Reading Actually Work?

A new report in the journal Psychological Science in the Public Interest says no.

7 Fascinating Facts About Obelisks

A new book offers an absorbing account of the obelisk’s place in human civilization.

Listen To J.R.R. Tolkien Read and Sing Excerpts From The Lord of the Rings

Listen to two rare recordings of J.R.R. Tolkien reading excerpts from his books.

Baltimore’s New Poe Toaster Honors Edgar Allan Poe

A tradition that dates back to the 1940s has just been resurrected.

Supreme Court Justices Love Quoting Shakespeare and Lewis Carroll, Study Finds

RBG, Scalia, and the rest of the gang love these authors just as much as we do.

Birthing the New York Public Library Lions

Patience and Fortitude did not get a warm reception in 1911: residents thought they were "monstrosities."

David Bowie’s 100 Favorite Books Offer a Peek Inside the Artist’s Mind

David Bowie will always be remembered as a seminal figure in the worlds of music, fashion, and film. But he was also a voracious reader who often read a book a day.

10 Popular Children's Books That Have Been Translated Into Latin

Thanks to some hard-working scholars, Harry Potter, Winnie the Pooh, and Bilbo Baggins are now getting kids hooked on the language of Virgil.

The Science of Life and Death in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Professor Sharon Ruston surveys the scientific background to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, considering contemporary investigations into resuscitation, galvanism, and the possibility of states between life and death.

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