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15 Powerful Quotes From Margaret Atwood
"Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality," 'The Handmaid's Tale' author Margaret Atwood said. "I'm a realist."
China's New Tianjin Binhai Library is Breathtaking—and Full of Fake Books
With its striking spiral architecture, the library was made for both bibliophiles and Instagram.
5 Things You Should Know About Chinua Achebe
The “father of African literature,” who was born on this day in 1930, had originally planned to become a doctor.
10 Award-Winning Optical Illusions and Brain Puzzles
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10 Award-Winning Optical Illusions and Brain Puzzles
Yes, your mind really is playing tricks on you. Check out these optical illusions and brain puzzles to learn how and why.
As Big as a What? How Literary Size Comparisons Change Over Time
Authors have stopped turning to the natural world for size comparisons and started referring to sports.
9 Things You Might Not Know About Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace
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13 Secrets of Rare Book Dealers
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LeVar Burton Is Legally Allowed to Say His Reading Rainbow Catchphrase
The former host is no longer being sued by the network he used to work with.
The Charming English Fishing Village That Inspired Dracula
How a seaside vacation in 1890 gave rise to Bram Stoker's terrifying tale.
P.G. Wodehouse's Exile from England
Accused by his countrymen of collaborating with the Nazis, the once-beloved British author fled in 1947 and never looked back.
The Internet Archive is Making 62 Obscure, Out-of-Print Books Available Online
The works are in the public domain because of a rarely used provision of U.S. copyright law.
How a Makeshift Bicycle Saved Curious George From the Nazis
The real-life tale of how the beloved children's book character came to be rivals any movie.
7 Facts About William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying
Since its release in 1930, 'As I Lay Dying' has become regarded as an American classic—and a bit of an endurance test for some readers.
10 Things We Learned From Vanilla Ice's 1991 Autobiography, Ice by Ice
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Kurt Vonnegut, in particular, loved to give fans a little extra artistic flourish with his signature.
12 of the Most Beautiful Cemeteries Around the World
Falling leaves, stunning statuary, and famous graves—here are a dozen picturesque international spots to rest in peace.