8 Novels Inspired by the Odyssey
Odysseus’ epic adventure sparked ideas in the minds of James Joyce, William Faulkner, and more.
Rachel Carson Wants You to Share Your Sense of Wonder
The legendary environmentalist emphasizes the importance of sharing nature with children.
The Re-Read: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Revisiting this Judy Blume classic was kind of a religious experience.
5 Beloved Characters Who Shaped Our Identity
We're still taking our cues from our literary kid-heroes.
Happy Birthday Shakespeare: 17 Best Shakespeare Movies
"Well, I think I remember Mel Gibson correctly, and he didn't say that."
The Laborious Birth of Jane Eyre
Discover the story behind Jane Eyre in Juliet Barker's astounding biography, The Brontës.
Heathcliff, It’s Me: The Best Brontë Movie Adaptations
Who's your favorite Heathcliff and Rochester?
Beyond On the Road: The Other Jack Kerouac Books
There's more to the author than the defining work of the Beat generation.
Gloria Steinem on Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower
A celebration of Octavia Butler's groundbreaking science-fiction novel.
Tainted Love: 4 Macabre Literary Love Stories
Love means never having to say you're sorry for exhuming your dead wife's corpse.
Valentine’s Day Antidote: Villette by Charlotte Brontë
Fight reductive HEA (Happily Ever After) with Charlotte Brontë's last, best, novel.
Meet Upton Sinclair’s Forgotten Hero, Lanny Budd
This classic out-of-print series is available on an e-reader near you.
Live Your Own Life: 10 Inspiring Facts About Margaret Mitchell
The Gone with the Wind author was a woman ahead of her time.
The Re-Read: J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye
Revisting this classic novel, one writer discovers the truth about Holden Caulfield, and herself.
