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Add some color to the exciting corporate world—but only grays and browns, please.
Here’s How Many Books You Can Expect to Read Before You Die
This table might inspire you to cut down your reading list.
A New Museum Honoring Anne of Green Gables Author Is in the Works
A fan group plans to convert author L.M. Montgomery's home in Norval, Ontario into a literary landmark.
50 of Our Favorite Books by Women
You can thank us later for creating your reading list for the next five years.
New Game Turns James Joyce's Ulysses Into Virtual Reality
"Joycestick" explores the author's famously difficult novel in a whole new way.
The Unpublished Manuscripts of 7 Famous Authors
Whether they were stolen, destroyed, or locked in a time capsule, you won’t see these books on the shelves.
16 Fun Facts About The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Why 16 things? Because 42 things would have been far too long.
Remembering Douglas Adams on His Birthday
He would have turned 65 today.
High School Teacher's Theory Frames 'The Wizard of Oz' as a Political Parable
Was the classic fairytale meant to be a metaphor for the Gilded Age?
You Can Now Experience Walden as a Video Game
Channel Henry David Thoreau without isolating yourself in the woods.
How Are Dr. Seuss's Books Translated?
It takes a truly gifted author to write verse as magical as the works of Dr. Seuss.
Take a Literary Vacation With Rail Europe
The railway has prepared a few itineraries for book-loving travelers.
A Clockwork Orange Author Anthony Burgess's Favorite Dystopias
As described in his 1984 book 'Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English Since 1939.'
5 Forgotten Fairy Tales From the Brothers Grimm
Here are some of the more bizarre Grimm tales that didn’t quite merit the Disney treatment.
Lost Walt Whitman Novel Offers an Early Glimpse Into Leaves of Grass
The 165-year-old novel is "like seeing the workshop of a great writer,” according to one scholar. “We’re discovering the process of Whitman’s own discovery.”
50 Bizarre Passages from Medieval Europe’s Bestselling Travel Book
We read Sir John Mandeville’s whimsical travel guide so you don’t have to. (There be dragons.)
Libraries Across the Country Are Dumping Late Fees
Rather than promoting anarchy, it's boosting circulation.
New York Is Launching a Citywide Book Club
All 8.5 million residents are invited to join.
11 Facts About I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
The first of Maya Angelou’s seven autobiographies, 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,' deals with weighty issues like rape, identity, and racism. When it came out in 1969, it was one of the first books to honestly depict the experiences of a black woman gr
Spend Some Time With These African American Cookbooks From History
A new book covers the often overlooked contributions of black cooks and chefs to American cuisine.
A Genius Theory for How Clifford the Big Red Dog's Owner Would Pick Up the Pup's Poop
Clifford the Big Red Dog's size poses a lot of interesting issues for a pet owner—including how one would clean up after this ginormous canine, as no pooper scooper would be big enough.