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They air-condition their own nests, eat constantly, and choose their children's sex.

Plunge back into a world of wizards and magic with these facts about the beloved series.

Think you know all there is to know about the Boy Who Lived? Think again. Read on for what you need to know about the Harry Potter books and films.

“A person’s a person, no matter how small.”

Meg Murry—the time-hopping heroine at the center of Madeleine L'Engle's 'A Wrinkle In Time'—transported sci-fi into a new dimension.

'What Pet Should I Get?' is a new, posthumously released book from Dr. Seuss.

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The accomplished mycologist made an important discovery about mushrooms—which went ignored because she was a woman.

It’s no wonder that so many people consider 'Great Expectations' to be one of Charles Dickens's best works.

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Perhaps you're familiar with 'Don Quixote': a story of delusional noblemen, portly squires, and windmill monsters. But here are a few facts you haven’t heard about the two-volume 17th-century masterpiece.

E.B. White's famed children's book may contain talking animals, but it also maintains a surprising studiousness when it comes to the true science of arachnids.

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Philip W. Errington’s 'J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography 1997-2013' sheds a light on the editorial process of this beloved series

Though some of the founding father’s rules are in need of a fresh coat of paint for modern life, these 12 are as appropriate as ever.

Learn more about the former boy survivalist behind the YA classic.

Artist Brian Dettmer uses an X-Acto knife to create incredible sculptures with books as his medium.

Remember how scared we were of satanic cults, Y2K, and nuclear war? (Okay, we're still scared of nuclear war.)

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The gruesome way the author of Frankenstein coped with her husband's death.

Author Ransom Riggs is hanging out in Belgium with Tim Burton and the cast of the new Miss Peregrine movie as they shoot. Four years ago, he was about to become a first-time novelist, making his own short film...in the same town.