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Put your Southern comfort cooking skills to the test.

You can now recreate the best food at Dollywood restaurants—cinnamon bread included—in your own kitchen.

The circumstances surrounding the deaths of writes like Francis Bacon, Edgar Allan Poe, and Mark Twain were anything but ordinary.

Unusual deaths aren’t just found on the page. A number of authors have themselves died in bizarre ways—and sometimes, they seem even stranger than fiction.

Posters from a Jeff Tweedy concert (left) and Lotus concert (right).

Burlington, Vermont’s Higher Ground has a long history of producing iconic concert posters in collaboration with local arts organizations.

Left to right: Oscar Polk, Vivien Leigh, and Hattie McDaniel in 'Gone With the Wind.'

The film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's ‘Gone With the Wind’ movie has long been condemned for romanticizing slavery. Some screenwriters had tried to paint a more honest picture.

The '80s video game 'Legend of Zelda' was definitely named after "America's first flapper." Learn more incredible facts about Zelda Fitzgerald here.

The glamorous and gifted Daisy Jones herself.

Learn about the page-turning (fictional) oral history that inspired the ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ TV show.

In 1865, author Charles Dickens survived a train crash—and he was never the same.

Zora Neale Hurston in a portrait by Carl Van Vechten.

Writer and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston’s literary legacy is a class apart. Here are some facts you might not have known about the author of “Their Eyes Were Watching God.”

It's no surprise Stephen King is one of the world's richest authors.

From J. K. Rowling to Stephen King, these are the richest authors the literary world has ever produced.

Use these tips to conquer your TBR pile.

Slogging through dense passages can be time-consuming, mentally exhausting, and hard on your eyes. Speed up the process—without sacrificing comprehension—with these tricks.

One of the most celebrated authors in history never saw a book published under her own name.

If you're curious about how many books you'll be able to read this year, take this test.

The average person in the U.S. reads about 12 books per year—but that number won't help you if you read at a different pace than the average American.

'The Mysteries' marks Bill Watterson's return to publishing.

Bill Watterson left the comics pages in 1995. A new fantasy fable marks his return to storytelling after a 28-year sabbatical.

The first collection of Holmes stories was unwelcome in the Soviet Union, which banned it for 'occultism.'

You don't have to be a kid to enjoy this.

“Pizza Snotcorn” and “Poop Cookies” promise to taste delicious, even though they sound disgusting.

The cover art from Little, Brown's first edition of the novel.

Here are some things you might not have known about the book behind Netflix’s 2022 ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ movie.

Maya Angelou celebrating her 82nd birthday

Dr. Maya Angelou’s verses are at the very heart of the American experience—yet she didn’t start out as a poet.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen book lovers will appreciate this collection of quotes.

Clifford is red for a very specific reason.

Clifford's red for a very practical reason.

Woolf photographed by George Charles Beresford, 1902; Virginia (left), Vanessa, and two brothers; a Hogarth Press book jacket designed by Vanessa.

Virginia Woolf loved using purple ink—but only for certain kinds of writing.

One of the 20th century’s great writers will take up residence at the NYPL, with 240 linear feet of material.

These memoirs offer an intimate look at some of your favorite stars.

From Prince Harry's 'Spare' to 'Finding Me' by Viola Davis, the best celebrity memoirs to read this year will be tough to put down.

Toni Morrison has written some of literature’s most enduring classics, from 'The Bluest Eye' to 'Beloved' and beyond. Here's what you need to know about the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author.

Spotting the elusive Waldo is an exercise in patience and frustration, even for the most eagle-eyed fans.

Recreate Dollywood Cinnamon Bread, Barbecued Pork, and More With ‘The Unofficial Dollywood Cookbook’

13 Authors Whose Deaths Were Stranger Than Fiction

Higher Ground—Burlington, Vermont’s Beloved Music Venue—Is Releasing a Book Full of Its Iconic Concert Posters

An Early ‘Gone With the Wind’ Script Shows a Much Harsher, More Accurate Depiction of Slavery

12 Fascinating Facts About Zelda Fitzgerald

7 Facts About Taylor Jenkins Reid's ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’

The Train Crash That Spooked Charles Dickens

10 Fascinating Facts About Zora Neale Hurston

The 10 Richest Authors of All Time

7 Tips for How to Read Faster (and Still Understand What You Read)

11 Fascinating Facts About Emily Dickinson

This Test Will Tell You How Many Books You Can Read in a Year

'Calvin and Hobbes' Creator Bill Watterson Returns With an 'Illustrated Fable for Grown-Ups'

7 Facts About Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'

Gross Out Your Dinner Guests With ‘The Garbage Pail Kids Cookbook’

8 Facts About Erich Maria Remarque’s ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

10 Facts About Maya Angelou

‘Jane Austen’s Little Book of Wisdom’ Features Hundreds of the Author’s Most Iconic Quotes

11 Facts About Clifford the Big Red Dog

5 Things We Learned From the NYPL’s Virginia Woolf Exhibition

Magical Thinking: The New York Public Library Has Acquired Joan Didion’s Papers

16 of the Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read in 2023

12 Fascinating Facts About Toni Morrison

15 Facts About 'Where's Waldo?'