11 Fascinating Facts About Emily Dickinson
One of the most celebrated authors in history never saw a book published under her own name.
One of the most celebrated authors in history never saw a book published under her own name.
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Clifford's red for a very practical reason.
Virginia Woolf loved using purple ink—but only for certain kinds of writing.
One of the 20th century’s great writers will take up residence at the NYPL, with 240 linear feet of material.
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'Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,' may technically be middle-aged now—the frequently banned pre-teen tale by Judy Blume turned 50 in 2020—but its lessons are for the ages.
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Readers have swooned over Jamie Fraser’s love for his time-traveling wife Claire since 1991.
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Acclaimed novelist J.D. Salinger once gave an interview for a high school newspaper, and also drank his own pee, but probably not at the same time.
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