Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of December 10, 2023. Emily Dickinson (December 10, 1830): Dickinson is among the greatest American poets, known for such poems as “Because I could not stop for Death,” &ldq...
Here's a collection of lighthearted literary posts that we didn't have a chance to share on our reader blog this week. And the winner of the 2023 Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year is ... (The Guardian) Watch silent book...
Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each story. Your choice! We have two more literary deaths to note: Jane Wodening, who found a small but loyal following as an author later in life, died at...
What are authors talking about nowadays? Here are some noteworthy and entertaining answers. Nobel Prize in Literature winner Jon Fosse delivered his laureate speech yesterday, which the Guardian and The New York Times covered. Key points were how, ha...