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The accomplished mycologist made an important discovery about mushrooms—which went ignored because she was a woman.
It’s no wonder that so many people consider 'Great Expectations' to be one of Charles Dickens's best works.
Perhaps you're familiar with 'Don Quixote': a story of delusional noblemen, portly squires, and windmill monsters. But here are a few facts you haven’t heard about the two-volume 17th-century masterpiece.
Though some of the founding father’s rules are in need of a fresh coat of paint for modern life, these 12 are as appropriate as ever.
Learn more about the former boy survivalist behind the YA classic.
Artist Brian Dettmer uses an X-Acto knife to create incredible sculptures with books as his medium.
Remember how scared we were of satanic cults, Y2K, and nuclear war? (Okay, we're still scared of nuclear war.)
The gruesome way the author of Frankenstein coped with her husband's death.
Author Ransom Riggs is hanging out in Belgium with Tim Burton and the cast of the new Miss Peregrine movie as they shoot. Four years ago, he was about to become a first-time novelist, making his own short film...in the same town.
Lewis Carroll's masterpiece turns 150 years old this year.
Get familiar with the tale behind one of Kurt Vonnegut's most beloved stories.
In real life, Ravenclaws really are smart, and Slytherins are as shady as we thought.
If kids wanted a free pizza from Pizza Hut, all they had to do was start reading as part of the Book It! program.
"I, Claudius" follows an emperor who played dumb to survive, and this historical fiction novel by Robert Graves became an immediate success.
Since J.K. Rowling launched Pottermore in 2012, she's been steadily revealing secrets of the wizarding world.
Most everyone knows the story of Edmond Dantès, the wrongfully-incarcerated hero of 'The Count of Monte Cristo.' But how familiar are you really with the classic?
In case of narrative emergency, break glass.