Turns out the monikers of romance books and cosmetics can sound eerily similar.

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Propstore is auctioning off tons of James Bond items, including hand-made posters and props.
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.’ ”
In 1985, Chief Wiley went for a swim and was never seen or heard from again. What he left behind shocked his community.
From ‘Ghostbusters’ to Madonna’s VMA performance, 1984 was a memorable year for pop culture.
Series like R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps introduced '90s kids to horror at a young age.
‘Severance’ author Ling Ma is a 2024 MacArthur Fellow; here are some other famous authors who were awarded the grants.
As Stephen King once said, novellas are “too long to be short and too short to be really long.”
Women have written some of the most blood-curdlingly scary stories of all time, but they haven’t always gotten the credit they deserve. Explore some delightfully spooky Halloween reading from 11 masters of horror literature.
You’ll never guess what frightens these masters of horror.
‘Knickerbocker’ has many meanings. Without Washington Irving, it would likely only have one.
In their new book, Tyler Thrasher and Terry Mudge explore the origins of colors found rocks, animals, plants, and even space—including these 10 historical pigments with surprising histories.
Each year, the American Library Association complies a list of books that are challenged and banned. There are some books that get banned because of insensitive material; however, others get banned for completely ludicrous reasons.
In honor of Banned Books Week, the ALA published its list of 2023’s most contentious titles.
Hawthorne’s most famous novel—a mainstay on high school reading lists—has been the subject of some interesting myths and misconceptions.