Things we lost in 2020: A Jane Austen online role-playing game

Posted on 01/17/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We are admittedly not gamers, so the fact that there was a Jane Austen-themed online role-playing game is news to...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Classic literature, Literary Hub

About all of those "1984" references ...

Posted on 01/14/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

George Orwell, 1984, and some of the iconic words and phrases from it are no stranger to the pop culture...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Politics, The New York Times

What's the most common work of literature assigned at US colleges?

Posted on 01/14/2021 at 07:55 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A song from the satirical musical Avenue Q expresses intense nostalgia for life as an undergrad. If you too wish...

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Tagged As: Book lists, Classic literature

Scholars: HG Wells coin misquotes the author

Posted on 01/08/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The British Royal Mint, already under fire for the imagery it chose for an HG Wells commemorative coin, has a...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Scandal, The Guardian

The "literary burn book" goes up for auction this month

Posted on 01/07/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Hey, remember the literary burn book discovered in March 2019? We don’t blame you if, um, too much has happened...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, History, Memorabilia, Women in literature

Today’s releases: “Nick” and “Keep Sharp”

Posted on 01/05/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

NPR has interviewed the authors of two books that hit shelves today: Nick and Keep Sharp. The former, by Michael...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Classic literature, Nonfiction, NPR

Coin meant to honor author HG Wells stirs up fans' ire

Posted on 01/05/2021 at 08:25 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Britain’s Royal Mint is learning what Hollywood has long known (though perhaps hasn’t acted on): that readers’ beloved literature must...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Science fiction, The Guardian

Take a sneak peek at PBS's Laura Ingalls Wilder documentary

Posted on 12/28/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Much of the United States lies in the path of a few winter storms this week, and while we can’t...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Women in literature

"A Christmas Carol" isn't the only Yuletide ghost story out there

Posted on 12/26/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you asked someone which holiday they associate ghost stories with, they’ll probably first blurt “Halloween.” They’re not wrong –...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Just for fun

Ready for another Austen-inspired Christmas movie?

Posted on 12/24/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary Hub did a piece a few years ago on why so many romantic holiday movies tie in to or...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Literary Hub, Movie adaptation