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How Harry Truman's Daughter Inspired a Wesley Snipes Movie
Margaret Truman Daniel had a flair for murder mysteries.
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Artist Olly Moss Creates New Set of Minimalist Harry Potter Posters
The works are only available until Monday, October 25.
8 Magical Harry Potter Halloween Festivals for Wizards and Muggles
Hogwarts letter got lost in the mail? Don't worry: You can still experience Halloween the Harry Potter way by visiting one of these events.
U.S. and Cuban Officials Collaborate to Preserve Hemingway Memorabilia
The neglected artifacts include books, letters, and hunting trophies.
Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
An American hasn’t won the world’s most prestigious writing prize since 1993.
Doctor Who is Getting the Mr. Men Treatment
How perfectly British.
The Original Unhappy Endings of 3 Famous Fairy Tales
Fairy tales often have their fair share of macabre scenes and plot points that get sanitized when adapted for stage and screen.
10 Literary References in Cartoons You Might Have Missed
Did you know 'Steven Universe' has almost the same plot as 'A Wrinkle in Time'?
How Julia Child Got a White House State Dinner on Television
In 1968, 'White House Red Carpet with Julia Child' went behind the scenes of the White House kitchen.
A Midsummer Night's Dream Is Currently the Most Performed Shakespeare Play
'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is the most frequently performed Shakespeare work since 2011.
The 19th Century Manual That Claimed the Color Blue Could Cure All Ills
A retired Civil War general's assertions about the color blue led to what was known as the "Blue-glass craze."
12 Surprising Facts About T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot is best known for writing "The Waste Land," but the Nobel Prize winner was also a prankster who coined a perennially popular curse word and created the characters brought to life in the Broadway musical "Cats."
Welcome to Wigtown: A Photo Tour of Scotland's National Book Town
This tiny Scottish town is every bibliophile's dream.
17 Books To Drop Everything and Read Right Now
Let this list serve as a fall book club guide.
12 Thought-Provoking Quotes from H.G. Wells
As one of the founding fathers of science fiction, Herbert George Wells certainly had a lot to say about the human race.
Alice in Wonderland Edition Features Illustrations by Salvador Dalí
The version has long been a rarity owned almost exclusively by collectors and scholars.
Attention Harry Potter Fans: ‘Number 4 Privet Drive’ Is Up for Sale
For $620,000, the original Dursley home can be yours.
Thbbft! Talking with Bloom County's Berkeley Breathed
The cartoonist revived his popular 1980s strip thanks to a letter from Harper Lee.
Irish Elementary School Displays Forgotten Roald Dahl Poem
The author wrote the verses for the Primate Dixon Primary School in 1988.
The New York Public Library’s Rose Room Is Ready to Reopen
It's been closed for renovations since 2014.
New Technology From MIT Can Read Through Closed Books
The Metropolitan Museum has already expressed interest.
How Many Books Have Ever Been Published?
When Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440, he couldn’t have foreseen how his humble creation would eventually lead to a global industry churning out millions of books each year.
How One Earthquake Changed the Course of Human History
On November 1, 1755, an earthquake released the energy equivalent of 32,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs, with Lisbon suffering the worst of it. Then the tsunami hit...
Readers Still Prefer Physical Books to Digital
Print isn't dead—far from it.