Literature

‘It Had a Lifelong Effect on Her.’ A New Virginia Woolf Biography Deals With the Author’s Experience of Childhood Sexual Abuse

By Suyin Haynes

What To Know About the Literature Nobel Prize Winners

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Why Are There Two Nobel Prizes for Literature in 2019?

By Suyin Haynes

What to Know About Virginia Woolf's Love Affair With Vita Sackville-West

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How V.S. Naipaul Reshaped the Literary Landscape

He helped diasporas around the world understand where we stand and how we got here

By Elleke Boehmer

V.S. Naipaul Leaves Behind a Formidable Body of Work—and a Troubling Legacy

"In mourning his passing, we must also mourn his immense talent squandered on hostility toward the most vulnerable, broken people," writes Meena Kandasamy.

By Meena Kandasamy

How Poetry Helped Sustain John McCain During His Years as a Prisoner of War

He and a fellow prisoner would recite poetry through taps on the wall between them

By Olivia B. Waxman

The Real Science That Created Frankenstein's Monster

A new book about the cultural evolution of Frankenstein explains how the real science of the 19th century helped inspire the horror tale

By Lily Rothman

The Hidden (and Not-So-Hidden) Racism In Kids' Lit

Should parents abstain from reading offensive classics to their children?

By Sarah Begley

Bob Dylan Explores Whether Song Lyrics Are Literature in Nobel Prize Lecture

He ponders the question raised about his prize: are his lyrics literature?

By Ashley Hoffman

The Personal History Behind 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'

Gabriel García Márquez had serious doubts about whether the novel was good at all

By Álvaro Santana-Acuña / Harry Ransom Center

Author Amy Krouse Rosenthal Dies After Writing Dating Profile Essay About Her Husband

Her emotional column, "You May Want to Marry My Husband," recently went viral

By Katie Reilly

Love in the Time of Refugees in Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West

Two fall in love as civil war looms

By Sarah Begley

J.K. Rowling Confirms 'Fantastic Beasts' Timeline

The author also confirmed there were four more movies to be made in the series

By Nivea Serrao / Entertainment Weekly

Inside the Largest Harry Potter Meet-Up in the World

More than 2,000 fans meet every month

By Alexandra Genova

Read the Roald Dahl Poem That Was Lost in a Desk Drawer for Nearly 25 Years

It's on display for what would have been the author's 100th birthday

By Megan McCluskey

The Man Booker Prize For Fiction Shortlist Has Been Announced

The six nominees include two U.S. writers

By Kate Samuelson

You Can Now Apply to Live in J.D. Salinger's Old House

Don't expect to write the next 'Catcher in the Rye,' though

By Raisa Bruner

McDonald’s Has a Response to That Kanye West Poem About Its Food

Just lovin' it

By Ashley Hoffman

Rare Collection of Alice in Wonderland Books to Go on Sale

A first edition can be purchased for $83,700

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