New York Public Library adds to its Virginia Woolf collection

Posted on 11/20/2019 at 08:21 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Public Library has just purchased over 150 Virginia Woolf-related items to add to its Berg Collection of...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Literary tourism, Memorabilia, Women in literature

Museum acquires rare tiny book written by Charlotte Brontë

Posted on 11/19/2019 at 07:27 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Brontë Parsonage Museum has succeeded in its quest to buy a miniature book written by Charlotte Brontë in 1830,...

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Laura Dern records new audio version of "Little Women"

Posted on 11/18/2019 at 09:56 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Actress Laura Dern is going all-in on the Little Women reboot. In addition to playing Marmee in the film version...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, Classic literature, Movie adaptation, Pop culture

Judi Dench: Help the Brontë museum buy Charlotte's miniature book

Posted on 11/14/2019 at 08:09 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Brontë Parsonage Museum’s bid to acquire a rare artifact has some star-studded support. Dame Judi Dench, honorary president of...

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Meet the woman who brought Dostoevsky, other Russian authors into English

Posted on 11/12/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Yesterday was not only Veterans Day; it was also the birthday of two significant writers: Kurt Vonnegut and Fyodor Dostoevsky....

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Children's author/illustrator Eric Carle sells his business

Posted on 11/07/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Children’s author and illustrator Eric Carle has sold his licensing company to Penguin Random House. The deal to obtain Eric...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Classic literature, Publishers Weekly

The 100 novels that shaped literary experts' lives

Posted on 11/06/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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The BBC asked a panel of experts to list 100 novels that shaped their world, and their choices are now...

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Follow the yellow brick road around Chicago's Humboldt Park

Posted on 11/04/2019 at 12:22 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Developers in Humboldt Park are making the Chicago neighborhood’s connection to L. Frank Baum a heck of a lot more...

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

James Joyce's "House of the Dead" to become a hostel

Posted on 11/04/2019 at 10:26 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dublin officials have cleared the way to convert a house significant to James Joyce fans into a hostel, much to...

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J.R.R. Tolkien's house is up for sale

Posted on 10/31/2019 at 10:39 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Exciting news for fantasy fans: You can live in the house where J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit. Well, that is,...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Fantasy