April 14 marked the 75th anniversary of the publication of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of...
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Rare Finds
Watching Anderson, Collecting Zweig
The new film directed by Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel, is now playing in select theatres...
National Poetry Month Begins Today
April begins today and with it the start of a month long celebration of poetry. Since its...
Mutiny on the Bounty, 225 Years Later
The HMS Bounty was just a small merchant vessel on its way to Tahiti to collect breadfruit. Under...
First Annual Folio Prize Winner Announced
George Saunders Wins First Annual Folio Prize George Saunders has won the inaugural Folio...
Photography Exhibition of Lost Photographs Showcases Early 20th...
An exhibition opens later this week at the Eleven Spitalfields Gallery in London showcasing the...
Audubon’s “Big Year”
In 1820, John James Audubon proclaimed his intent to paint every species of birds in North America...
On the Road Via Google Maps
Combining the twin powers of self-publishing and computer technologies, literature enthusiasts...
Why Lewis Carroll Hated Signing Books
Poor Lewis Carroll detested the fame that his “Alice” books brought him. In a letter...