Classic comics in the news

Posted on 01/16/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A rejected cover for the fifth installment of the Tintin comic book series has sold at auction for a near-record...

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Tagged As: Graphic novel, Memorabilia, The Guardian

Bridgerton author: Don't spend $800 on one of my books

Posted on 01/13/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Julia Quinn, author of the Bridgerton books that have inspired a smash hit Netflix series, has a message for fans....

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Tagged As: Memorabilia, Romance, TV adaptation

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

See the woman who likely inspired Lydia Bennet

Posted on 04/09/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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The Jane Austen’s House Museum has acquired a portrait of the woman believed to be the inspiration for Lydia Bennet....

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Memorabilia, The Guardian, Women in literature

Letters from Ernest Hemingway and Thomas Hardy's wife become public

Posted on 04/02/2020 at 02:50 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Hey, want to think about the past instead of the present? The Guardian has recently posted about letters either from...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Memorabilia, The Guardian

Miniature handmade book by J.K. Rowling heads to auction

Posted on 03/12/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Wondering what you might need as a first-year student at Hogwarts? Well, if you have at least £30,000 ($37,865) on...

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Tagged As: Memorabilia, Young adult literature

Recently recovered 15th-century manuscript is headed to auction

Posted on 03/10/2020 at 10:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A rare and extremely old manuscript by a beloved Persian poet will head to auction. The gold-illuminated Divan of Hafez,...

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Tagged As: Memorabilia, Poetry, The Guardian

D.H. Lawrence's great-niece finds a postcard he sent his girlfriend

Posted on 03/06/2020 at 01:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Live in an older house and tempted to skip spring cleaning? Don’t — you might find memorabilia from famous authors...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Memorabilia

Typewriters owned by Kerouac and Hemingway head to auction

Posted on 02/26/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you’ve ever dreamed of sharing a typewriter with a famous author, today may be your lucky day. (As long...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Memorabilia

18th-century book toilets were a thing — and one is for sale

Posted on 02/23/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A commode shaped like a book strikes us as sacrilegious to most avid readers. But apparently it was completely normal...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Memorabilia