Anastasia Rose Hyden

From Austen to Dickens and beyond, famous authors have had no problem with using the word 'literally' in a figurative sense.

Everyone from Lana Del Rey to BTS to The Cure has slipped literary references into their songs.

Author Donna Tartt’s debut novel, 'The Secret History,' became an instant classic—and an instant success—when it was published in 1992. Here’s what you should know.

Virtually every artist dreams of making an impact with their work, and writers are no different—but in some cases, authors don’t live to see their works become classics.

In a career that has spanned more than 60 years, Don Bluth has been a director, animator, production designer, video game designer, illustrator, and teacher with such beloved films as 'The Secret of NIMH' and 'An American Tail' to his credit.

Delia Owens's 'Where the Crawdads Sing' is a bildungsroman, a survivalist thriller, a love story, a whodunit, and a meditation on nature all rolled into one.

From its literary inspirations to its influence on the book world and beyond, here's what you need to know about Gillian Flynn's novel 'Gone Girl' on its 10th anniversary.