BOOKS

Of the hundreds of books that crossed our desks in 2018, these were our favorites.

"I seemed to have him kidnapped and killed for no good reason."

The 'A Wrinkle in Time' author, who would have turned 100 years old today, saw her most famous work get rejected 26 times.

She's the richest author on the planet.

Dickens believed humans could spontaneously combust—and he had Cornelia di Bandi's death as proof.

The Standing Rock Portraits is the first book of turn-of-the-century photographer Frank Bennett Fiske's photos ever released.

He's not the only one.

Nobody's perfect.

Many of our most beloved and successful movies are adaptations of similarly beloved books. But just because a book reads well doesn’t mean it will film well.

The unkillable ice zombies are really a clever piece of symbolism.

Brian De Palma’s telekinetic teen flick was Stephen King’s first big screen adaptation—and the author was paid $2500 for the rights.

3. Before he was melting hearts as Ross Poldark, Aidan Turner spent a decade competing in ballroom dancing competitions.