Posts tagged "classic literature" | For Readers

Judge: Fight over John Steinbeck's estate "has to end"

Posted on 09/16/2019 at 02:50 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A lengthy, convoluted battle over writer John Steinbeck’s estate may have finally come to an end. Last week, an appeals...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Lawsuit

Posted on 09/16/2019 at 12:50 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Cambridge University fellow Jason Scott-Warren couldn’t put his finger on it at first, but notes on a first folio of...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, History, The Guardian

Posted on 09/14/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

While commentators debate whether we’re entering a new cold war, one author has recently published a book on the one...

Tagged As: Classic literature, History, Nonfiction

Posted on 09/05/2019 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A new traveling exhibition will allow visitors of all ages to step into several beloved Dr. Seuss books. The Dr....

Tagged As: Children's literature, Classic literature, Literary tourism

Posted on 08/30/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The new documentary The Miracle of the Little Prince is being screened tonight at the Film Forum in New York...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Classic literature, Language, Movie adaptation

Posted on 08/30/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Hitting the road this weekend? Literary Hub has a great, geeky game to recommend. It’s called “guess the book based...

Tagged As: Classic literature, Just for fun, Literary Hub

Posted on 08/27/2019 at 11:12 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

One might think that earning both bestseller and classic status would be enough for the author of a repeatedly rejected...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, The Guardian

Posted on 08/23/2019 at 01:52 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Unpopular opinion time! Writer Jenny Zhang, upon reading Little Women for the first time at age twelve, decided she did...

Tagged As: Children's literature, Classic literature, Just for fun, Literary Hub

Posted on 08/22/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A crowdfunding campaign has ensured that a piece of an 1814 letter from novelist Jane Austen to her niece will...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Literary tourism, Memorabilia, The Bookseller

Posted on 08/20/2019 at 11:40 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Those uncomfortable with Lolita will soon have a new reading option: a retelling from the title character’s perspective. French author...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, New release, The Bookseller