LITERATURE

Charles Dickens died without revealing the ending of his last book, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." But he came close to sharing the secret with Queen Victoria.

If you aren't already using the Libby app, you'll want to download it immediately—especially if the A Song of Ice and Fire series has long been on your "to-read" list.

The author of 'The Giving Tree' and 'Where the Sidewalk Ends' was friends with Hugh Hefner and wrote some of his books while staying at the Playboy Mansion.

One writer who took the survey called T.S. Eliot the worst living English poet and worst living literary critic. Ouch.

From literary icons to fresh, buzzworthy talent, here are 25 great books by African American authors you should add to your reading list today.

Five-year-old Logan Brinson opened Logan's Little Library—the first library in his village—on his front lawn last year. He plans to open a second location in May.

Think of your top 10 favorite books. How many were written by women? According to one survey by Ranker, men named one book by a female author in their top 10. Women chose two.

Amazon's recent series starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen isn't the first time Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s 'Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch' has been adapted. Or attempted.

You can quote 'The Raven.' But how well do you know Edgar Allan Poe's quirky sense of humor and code-cracking abilities?

And he helped local writers at the same time.

There are various interpretations of the relationship at the center of the Shel Silverstein classic—not all of them positive.

Classic titles by Lewis Carroll, Agatha Christie, Winston Churchill, and Charlie Chaplin are now the public's property.