Watch the trailer for the "Brave New World" TV adaptation

Posted on 06/27/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Another streaming service, another literary adaptation. NBCUniversal’s upcoming video on demand service, Peacock, launches to everyone July 15 — and...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Pop culture, TV adaptation

Magazine invites writers to finish Louisa May Alcott's short story

Posted on 06/25/2020 at 10:01 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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The Strand Magazine is publishing Louisa May Alcott’s short story “Aunt Nellie’s Diary” for the very first time. And also...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Short story, The Guardian, Women in literature

Listen to a performance of "Ulysses" for Bloomsday 2020

Posted on 06/15/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Bloomsday 2020, like so many other events, will be virtual only, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. That said, the show...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Podcast

Jane Austen’s House Museum: We're at risk of closing permanently

Posted on 06/11/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

This is not a drill: The Jane Austen’s House Museum could close by the end of the year because of...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, coronavirus / COVID-19, Literary tourism, The Guardian

Check out these bookish games from the safety of your home

Posted on 06/06/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Need a break from reading but want to keep your entertainment literary? We have a few suggestions. Poetry In America...

Tagged As: Classic literature, Just for fun, Poetry

Bath officials approve plans for a Frankenstein museum

Posted on 06/05/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here’s something to look forward to when travel becomes freer again. The house in Bath, England, where Mary Shelley wrote...

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

Read a previously unpublished short story by Ernest Hemingway

Posted on 06/02/2020 at 02:01 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Well, we won’t have an Ernest Hemingway lookalike contest this year, but we do have something new related to Papa:...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Short story

Weekend read: The battle between Dracula and Nosferatu

Posted on 05/30/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Earlier this week, we shared that Bram Stoker’s Dracula turned 123. Crime Reads, in honor of that milestone, shared a...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, History, Horror

New book ID's the inspiration for sites in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings

Posted on 05/25/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It will be a long time before many of us consider it feasible to visit England. However, thanks to books,...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Fantasy, The Guardian

5 modern classics return to Alaskan school district's curriculum

Posted on 05/22/2020 at 08:15 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The five classics pulled from an Alaskan school district’s curriculum have been reinstated, thanks to public pushback. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Scandal