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A new report in the journal Psychological Science in the Public Interest says no.

A new book offers an absorbing account of the obelisk’s place in human civilization.

Listen to two rare recordings of J.R.R. Tolkien reading excerpts from his books.

A tradition that dates back to the 1940s has just been resurrected.

RBG, Scalia, and the rest of the gang love these authors just as much as we do.

Patience and Fortitude did not get a warm reception in 1911: residents thought they were "monstrosities."

David Bowie will always be remembered as a seminal figure in the worlds of music, fashion, and film. But he was also a voracious reader who often read a book a day.

Thanks to some hard-working scholars, Harry Potter, Winnie the Pooh, and Bilbo Baggins are now getting kids hooked on the language of Virgil.

Professor Sharon Ruston surveys the scientific background to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, considering contemporary investigations into resuscitation, galvanism, and the possibility of states between life and death.

"Nurse Ratched, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey" / Brian Joseph Davis

Here's what your favorite book characters would look like in real life.

The Folger Shakespeare Library has announced that copies of the First Folio will visit all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico as part of a Shakespeare celebration.

Go forth and download high-res images.

I. W. Taber, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

Whether you've read 'Moby-Dick' cover to cover or just have it propping open your door, here are some little-known facts that will surprise you.

Pickering & Greatbatch via Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

A new analysis of thousands of books finds that bestselling titles from the last few decades contain fewer strongly positive or negative words than older works such as ‘Pride and Prejudice’.

We know you’ve been wondering how to say “butt” in Elvish.

That depends who you ask, and how you define “gross.”

Some of these will make your head spin.

It might be because your e-reader doesn't know the books could double as door stops.

A portrait of English MP John Elwes, a.k.a. "Elwes the Miser."

Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' was published in December 1843. Find out about the real-world inspirations behind this holiday-themed classic.

Roald Dahl's first wife, Patricia Neal, seen here wearing an eyepatch in the aftermath of a stroke, was the inspiration behind the language in The BFG.

Author Roald Dahl was famous for the nonsensically whimsical language he created in his books, but the origin of those words has its roots in tragedy.