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He got the idea from a story his wife told him while they were visiting her parents: “I joked, ‘This would be good for a novel. I am going to write a novel based on this.’ ”

According to a medieval saga, the Norwegian “Well Man” might have been used as a biological weapon.

In 1985, Chief Wiley went for a swim and was never seen or heard from again. What he left behind shocked his community.

Series like R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps introduced '90s kids to horror at a young age.

Whether they’re iconic horror novels or classic kids’ lit, these books still resonate five decades after they first hit shelves.

Even distinguished novelists have had to endure bizarre monikers.

It pays to have a vivid imagination.

Think you know your favorite author’s bibliography by heart? Don’t be so sure: See if you can figure out which of these obscure book titles belong to which renowned author in this quiz.

If you have any of these classic kids’ books sitting on your shelf in mint condition, you could make a pretty penny.

These memorable quotes from LGBTQ+ leaders—on everything from intersectionality to being an ally—will ring true all year round.

Shakespeare is often given credit with coining more than a thousand words. How many of them do you know?

When “Midnight’s Children” was released in 1981, The New York Times pronounced that “the literary map of India is about to be redrawn.” Here’s what you should know about the novel that introduced the authorial voice of Salman Rushdie.