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Vans Is Launching a Harry Potter-Themed Collection of Sneakers and Apparel
The collection is bound to be magical, but Vans is keeping pretty tight-lipped about the details. Here's what we know so far.
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10 Characters Left Out of the Movie Adaptations of Popular Books
While many film adaptations try to be faithful to the source material, others take creative liberties by changing the setting, altering relationships, cutting out entire storylines, and eliminating key characters.
Experts Say Storytime Can Help Children Recover From Trauma
A program called We Love Reading supplies books that are specifically tailored to the personal experiences of child refugees from Syria and South Sudan.
Springer Nature Has Published the First AI-Written Textbook
The future is here. Machine-learning systems can now write everything from highly technical textbooks to Harry Potter fan fiction.
7 Surprising Facts About Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen once stayed with Charles Dickens. By the end of the five-week visit, Dickens was so exasperated with Andersen he ended the friendship.
Beowulf Was Written By One Person, According to Computer Analysis
Thanks to a computer algorithm, we know something new about the mysterious author of 'Beowulf:' It was likely just one person.
Food for Fines: Libraries Across the Country Will Let You Pay Overdue Fees With Donated Food
For National Library Week, April 7 to 13, many U.S. libraries are waiving overdue book fees for patrons who donate canned goods.
25 Classic Books That Have Been Banned
In time for National Library Week 2019, the American Library Association has put together a list of classic books that have been the target of censorship.
Kids Whose Parents Read to Them Hear Up to 1.4 Million More Words
If you read one short book to your kid per day, they'll enter kindergarten knowing 290,000 more words than kids whose parents didn’t read to them. The gap is even wider for kids who hear five books per day.
How Queen Victoria Almost Learned the Ending to Charles Dickens's Unfinished 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood'
Charles Dickens died without revealing the ending of his last book, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." But he came close to sharing the secret with Queen Victoria.
New Ernest Hemingway Center in Havana, Cuba Is Dedicated to Preserving the Author’s Work
The writer lived in Cuba for 21 years. During his time there, he wrote 'The Old Man and the Sea,' 'A Moveable Feast,' and 'Islands in the Stream.'
Print Story Books Encourage More Meaningful Interactions Between Kids and Parents
Reading out loud to kids from print books is more likely to promote positive interactions than reading from e-books, according to a new study.
First Edition Copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Sells for $90,000
The rare, first edition copy of book one of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series was purchased for $90,000 by a private bidder on Wednesday.
9 Classic Movies Directed by Women
Let Elizabeth Weitzman, author of the new book 'Renegade Women in Film & TV,' take you on a tour of Hollywood's most groundbreaking women-helmed pictures.
George R.R. Martin Says the Ending of Game of Thrones Won't Be the Same as His Books
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have had to stray from George R.R. Martin’s vision a bit due to the lack of finished material, but they’ve known the author’s planned ending to the series since day one.
Millennial Reading Habits Are Surprisingly Traditional
They may have grown up in a digital world, but Millennial reading habits are traditional: they prefer print books, are keeping bookstores alive, and love visiting libraries.
How to Read the George R.R. Martin Books That Launched Game of Thrones for Free
If you aren't already using the Libby app, you'll want to download it immediately—especially if the A Song of Ice and Fire series has long been on your "to-read" list.
Eliza Leslie: The Most Influential Cookbook Writer of the 19th Century
Literature was Eliza Leslie's passion, but her high-quality, distinctly American recipes were her bread and butter.
11 Surprising Facts About George R.R. Martin
The man behind the books that inspired 'Game of Thrones' is as interesting as the fantastical worlds he has created. And he owns a movie theater!
8 Facts About Shel Silverstein
The author of 'The Giving Tree' and 'Where the Sidewalk Ends' was friends with Hugh Hefner and wrote some of his books while staying at the Playboy Mansion.
Virginia Woolf Calls D.H. Lawrence and James Joyce 'Overrated' in Newly Unearthed 1923 Survey
One writer who took the survey called T.S. Eliot the worst living English poet and worst living literary critic. Ouch.
A Series of Dyslexia-Friendly Harry Potter Companion Books Has Been Released in the UK
For readers with dyslexia, these user-friendly versions of 'Fantastic Beasts,' 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard,' and 'Quidditch Through the Ages' feature larger text and navigational aids.
10 Surprising Facts About Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew looks pretty good for a gal who's been around for nearly 90 years. And judging by the release of this week's 'Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase' movie, the amateur sleuth shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon
George R.R. Martin Says He Has ‘Mixed Feelings’ About the End of Game of Thrones
As 'Game of Thrones' readies to come to an end, George R.R. Martin admitted that he has "mixed feelings" about it all—and wishes that he'd "finished these books sooner so the show hadn’t gotten ahead of me." Fans can relate.