How 8 Famous Writers Chose Their Pen Names
Not all authors go by obvious aliases. Here’s the story behind how eight famous writers chose their pen names.
Not all authors go by obvious aliases. Here’s the story behind how eight famous writers chose their pen names.
While Where the Wild Things Are is Maurice Sendak’s best known book, it’s not his only notable one. Here are five other masterpieces from the author and illustrator you should read.
Careful where you put that hyphen—here are eight rules from the AP Stylebook that you might never know unless you looked them up.
Would a Great American Novel by any other name be as sweet? Based on the other titles F. Scott Fitzgerald considered for 'The Great Gatsby,' we’d have to say no.
After making the butler the culprit in her book, Rinehart would later be almost killed by one of her own servants who wanted to be promoted to her butler.
Diamond heists and stolen paintings might get more press, but historical documents tempt a certain kind of thief just as much.
You can't judge a book by its cover. Sometimes you need an actual court of law.
Here are five famous writers who, mostly for marketing reasons, changed genders for their bylines and book covers.
Digital advancements such as the Internet, e-book readers and even your phone may have put a crimp in the sales of traditional book publishers, but they haven't been able to slow down the rare book market.
A warning to all bibliophiles: reading this might hurt.
Books have a lot of admirers. Many people love books not only because of what is written in them, but because they're works of art. And people who love things like to name them. Very thoroughly. Let's look at some of the best terms in the book.
The game of kings is a mainstay of science fiction and fantasy. Sometimes it’s on screen or on the page, and sometimes it's an influencing factor. Here are 22 famous examples.
After you read this list, you can proudly tell all your friends you were intellectually stimulated by reading 50 shades of gray.
Empty barns are one thing this country has plenty of, and a few enterprising booksellers have figured out something to do with all that space.
On the surface, it might not seem like punk rock and Swiss modernism have much in common—but pick up Mike Joyce's book Swissted, out tomorrow, and you'll see that the music and art movements blend beautifully.
In honor of the 75th anniversary of the book’s publication, Geisel’s widow has opened her late husband’s hat collection to the public in a traveling exhibit called “Hats Off to Dr. Seuss!”
Sometimes you just want to be a kid again. These literary luminaries quietly tried their hands at writing children’s stories.
Sometimes you just want to be a kid again. These literary luminaries quietly tried their hands at writing children’s stories.
Based on a book of the same name, Ender’s Game—which hits theaters today—takes place in a futuristic world where Earth has already been attacked by an insect-like alien race called Formics. To prepare for a potential future attack, the best and brightest
After we stumbled across some incredible Bill Nye fan fiction, we decided to see what else is out there.
Stephen Fry is an actor, writer, poet, TV host, narrator, and for all I know a terrific cook -- the man is so prolific he has a Wikipedia page devoted simply to listing his works. Through all of his work he weaves threads of good humor, keen intellect, a
"The Rich Man" by Cornelis Anthonisz (1541), courtesy Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Between the 15th and 19th centuries, Europeans illustrated their books mainly with woodcuts. A woodcutter would etch a block of wood with an image so that when the block was di
We’ve seen great libraries from all over the world, including a second look at amazing American libraries. Now it’s time for more beautiful libraries in Europe! 1. The Royal Library,
The late Vonnegut has accomplished more dead than most of us will alive, from social media celebrity to indie film success.