Posted on 09/25/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Today is the birthday of two late greats: novelist William Faulkner (September 25, 1897) and poet Shel Silverstein (September 25,...
Posted on 09/23/2021 at 02:56 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
A new study has found that there may have been some truth in the advertising of personalized books as beneficial...
Posted on 09/22/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Literary Hub alerted us to the news that a new movie version of Macbeth was in the works. Now, it’s...
Posted on 09/21/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The National Book Foundation announced its 5 Under 35 honorees this morning. Each author is, of course, younger than 35,...
Posted on 09/19/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Credit for the first use of an emoticon (remember those pre-emoji days?) typically goes to Dr. Scott Fahlman, a professor...
Posted on 09/18/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The September 18, 1915, issue of The Saturday Evening Post introduced the world to P.G. Wodehouse’s Bertie Wooster and Jeeves....
Posted on 09/17/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Last Tuesday served up a smorgasbord of new and highly anticipated book releases. We have excerpts of two of those...
Posted on 09/14/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Your reaction to last night’s Met Gala likely ranges from “the what now?” to, as we saw on Twitter, “feels...
Posted on 09/09/2021 at 02:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
A new Stephen King short story is exclusively available through a website that allows charities to fundraise by selling digital...
Posted on 09/09/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The winner of The Moth’s annual short story prize is up for anyone’s reading pleasure online. The magazine’s judge, novelist...
