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Irving stayed with a friend during a yellow fever outbreak, where these local sites and legends inspired his famous short story.

Discover how J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings" inspired Stephen King to write his apocalyptic dark fantasy epic, "The Stand."

From the short story he called his "best tale" and the work he considered his masterpiece to the book he called "silly," here are Edgar Allan Poe's favorite and least favorite of his own works.

Arthur Conan Doyle credited him by name for decades, but the detective he built out of him called him a very inferior fellow.

Readers couldn’t get enough of the novel, but critics had a lot to say about its flaws.

Think you know all of John Steinbeck's books? Let's put that to the test with the latest quiz.

Some of Ray Bradbury's best-known works, including 'Something Wicked This Way Comes,' were inspired by a man named Mr. Electrico who said he recognized him from a past life, and told him to "live forever."

John Steinbeck considered 'East of Eden' his definitive masterpiece. Pencil-written journal entries reveal why this personal epic was the "only book" he felt he ever wrote.

From the French Riviera to Hollywood, these are the places that shaped F. Scott Fitzgerald's life and work.

F. Scott Fitzgerald considered 'Tender Is the Night' his ultimate masterpiece, but early 1930s readers and critics largely rejected it.

In 1934, Ernest Hemingway wrote a blunt letter to his friend F. Scott Fitzgerald advising him to stop focusing on self-pity and the thoughts of others, and to simply write.

Many of Stephen King's books have short titles, but that's not the case with all of them. How many titles can you finish?

The journey to becoming a bestselling author wasn’t overnight for A Song of Ice and Fire writer George R.R. Martin.

In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days. She herself later explained the circumstances behind her legendary disappearance in an interview, revealing that a mental health crisis was behind her absence.

Test out your sleuthing skills and see how many Agatha Christie books you can correctly name with this literary quiz.

The idea for 'Practical Magic' came to Alice Hoffman easily—almost, one could say, like magic. Here's the story of how Hoffman came up with the bestselling book and its sequels.

Hans Christian Andersen stayed with Charles Dickens for five weeks in 1857, a visit their relationship did not survive.

During one of the hardest summers of his life, the 'Great Gatsby' novelist penned a list of book recommendations for his nurse.

Parton has praised books by John Steinbeck, Alexandre Dumas, and Lee Smith over the years.

While staying at the Stanley Hotel, Stephen King had an unsettling dream that inspired one of his most terrifying books. Here's the story of the real hotel that gave King the idea for 'The Shining.'