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A baby Hemingway tottered through the halls of this idyllic edifice.

The Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum in Illinois Might Shut Down Forever—Here’s How to Help Save It

The museum is a tribute to Ernest Hemingway’s legacy in Oak Park, Illinois, and a reflection of the salon culture of his era.

Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes, Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes, and Sam Claflin as Mycroft Holmes in Netflix's Enola Holmes (2020).

Who Is Enola Holmes? 7 Facts About Nancy Springer’s Hit YA Book Series

Though her name may be lesser known, Enola Holmes—teenage sister of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes—has been around for more than a decade in the form of Nancy Springer’s young adult book series. Now she's featured in a hit Netflix movie starring Millie Bobby

The books were wrapped a little better than these.

200 Rare Books Were Stolen in a Thrilling Heist—Three Years Later, They’ve Been Found Buried in Romania

The pricey cache includes first editions by Sir Isaac Newton, Galileo, and Francisco Goya—and it wasn’t an isolated incident.

Meet Your Home's Microbes in The Great Indoors

Author Emily Anthes explores the thriving communities of bacteria and fungi with which we share our abodes—and what they reveal about us.

How Will Denis Villeneuve's Dune Compare to David Lynch’s Dune? This Shot-For-Shot Trailer Will Show You

The new ‘Dune’ trailer is here. Here’s a sneak peek at how Denis Villeneuve's adaptation might measure up to David Lynch’s cult classic.

Cozy Up With a Where’s Waldo? Fleece Blanket

Just Funky has created a new fleece throw blanket based on the 'Where’s Waldo?' book series from the '80s and '90s.

Read Roald Dahl’s Heartbreaking 1986 Letter About the Importance of Vaccinations

Two of Roald Dahl’s books are dedicated to his daughter, Olivia, who died from measles complications in 1962.

9 Travel Tips from Classical Europe

Travel writing from classical antiquity overflows with pearls of wisdom both relatable and wildly exotic.

Do Your Bowels Suddenly Spring to Life in Bookstores? You’re Not Alone—and the Japanese Even Have a Term for It: Mariko Aoki

In the ’80s, Mariko Aoki wrote to a magazine about her strange habit of having to poop in bookstores. Now, she’s the namesake for the condition.

A photograph of Alexandre Dumas by Nadar, circa 1855.

Google Pays Tribute to Alexandre Dumas’s The Count of Monte Cristo With Doodle

Alexandre Dumas’s action-packed adventure novel is definitely a classic, but the inspiration behind it isn’t very well-known.

7 Best-Selling 19th Century Female Novelists You've Never Heard Of

Few people today know the names Mrs. Henry Wood, Charlotte Riddell, or Maria Edgeworth—yet these women all wrote immensely popular, best-selling Victorian novels that allowed them to command top dollar.

The cover of the English edition of the book.

Zabiba and the King: The 2000 Romance Novel ... Written by Saddam Hussein

It’s literally about a mighty king’s love affair with a commoner, but it’s figuratively about Operation Desert Storm.

14 Black Authors You Should Read Right Now

If you’ve found yourself purchasing 'Stamped' but not 'The Hate U Give' or 'With the Fire on High,' then you’re doing yourself a major disservice.

J.R.R. Tolkien

Get an inside look at the man behind the lore, J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of 'The Lord of the Rings.’

13 Things You Might Not Know About H.P. Lovecraft

Though it’s been more than a century since H.P. Lovecraft was born, the writer’s weird fiction and cosmic horror remain both influential ... and problematic.

The last lines from The Great Gatsby are also on F. Scott Fitzgerald's gravestone.

The Last Lines From 19 Popular Books

Celebrate National Book Lovers Day with the last lines from ‘The Great Gatsby,’ ‘Little Women,’ and 17 other classic novels.

9 Books That Predicted the Future

Some of these predictions came true in such eerie detail that you have to wonder though whether fiction is as fictitious as it claims.

10 Facts About I'll Be Gone In the Dark

In 2006, Michelle McNamara began amateur-sleuthing cold cases. One of those cases was that of The Golden State Killer, a cold case she helped to crack, and which formed the basis of her 2018 book 'I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,' which is now an HBO docuseries.

George Orwell's oft-banned book Animal Farm.

10 Facts About George Orwell's Animal Farm

'Animal Farm'—George Orwell's satirical allegory of Soviet Russia featuring animals—turns 75 this year. Here's what you need to know about the oft-banned book.

Burning books may kill coronavirus germs, but at what cost?

“They Will Catch on Fire”: Michigan Library Asks Patrons Not to Microwave Their Books

The possibility of killing coronavirus germs by nuking a novel is still not a good enough reason to try it.

Action Park: New Book Goes Inside America's Most Dangerous Amusement Park

In the late 1970s, ski resort owner Gene Mulvihill transformed a mountain in rural New Jersey into a one-of-a-kind amusement destination that left guests in charge of their own fun. Get the inside story on 'Class Action Park' from Mulvihill's son Andy and

Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Blood and Bone is on the list, and for good reason.

Google Teams Up With The Conscious Kid on a Book List to Promote Racial Equity in Classrooms

Selections from the reading list include Lupita Nyong’o’s ‘Sulwe’ and Tomi Adeyemi’s ‘Children of Blood and Bone.’

Louisa May Alcott in 1870, when she was nearly Aunt Nellie's age.

'Aunt Nellie’s Diary,' An Unfinished Story by Louisa May Alcott, Is Being Published for the First Time

‘Little Women’ author Louisa May Alcott penned the long-lost story when she was just 17 years old, but we’ll never know how it ends.

School book fairs can help create readers for life.

Browsing Through the History of School Book Fairs

The temporary school bookstores stuffed with metal shelves full of paperbacks and sticker books often felt like a kid's only chance to score a deal on 'Encyclopedia Brown' mysteries.

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