Best Literary History Book Recommendations

The author of "Daughters of the Inquisition" tells us why she's so interested in women's history and how, by learning from the mistakes of the past, we can change the future.

Hit the books and dive into the crazy world of academia.

Sources say the author planned for new book releases between 2015 and 2020—but is it only a myth?

These five authors turned on their critically acclaimed books.

Take our quiz to test your knowledge of the famous poets' work.

Sue Denim. Say it fast.

We're still taking our cues from our literary kid-heroes.

Jane Eyre is imperfect—and far more appealing for it.

Discover the story behind Jane Eyre in Juliet Barker's astounding biography, The Brontës.

Who's your favorite Heathcliff and Rochester?

Dear reader, you'll love them!

And you thought your family was bad.

Were we too young to appreciate Alcott's classic novel?

Ireland was home to some of the most forward-thinking female writers.

Anti-heroines, real life spies, and more take on the thrilling and chilling missions.

No reservations.

Love means never having to say you're sorry for exhuming your dead wife's corpse.

Fight reductive HEA (Happily Ever After) with Charlotte Brontë's last, best, novel.

Revisiting these favorite stories helps a writer to realize her own coming-of-age story might be embarrassing, but kind of awesome, too.

Take a tour of England through the life and work of Virginia Woolf.