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What Was Virginia Woolf Like as a Child?

What Was Virginia Woolf Like as a Child?

Your First Clue: Her Nickname Was "the Goat"

By Emily Temple | January 25, 2019

5 Literary Classics That Have Yet to Be Adapted, and How We'd Cast Them

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A State-By-State Survey of Literary Masterpieces

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As Determined by the Most Prestigious Literary Prizes in the Country

By Emily Temple | January 23, 2019

A Brief and Incomplete Survey of Edgar Allan Poes in Pop Culture

A Brief and Incomplete Survey of Edgar Allan Poes in Pop Culture

Quoth the Raven, Many, Many Times . . .

By Emily Temple | January 18, 2019

Some Hilarious Illustrations from America's First Bestselling Diet Book

Some Hilarious Illustrations from America's First Bestselling Diet Book

Lulu Hunt Peters Invented Calorie Counting and Let her Nephew Draw the Pictures

By Emily Temple | January 15, 2019

What's Needed is <em>Magic</em>: Writing Advice from Haruki Murakami

What's Needed is Magic: Writing Advice from Haruki Murakami

Also: Talent, Focus, and Endurance

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The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

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How Zora Neale Hurston Helped Create the First Realistic Black Baby Doll

How Zora Neale Hurston Helped Create the First Realistic Black Baby Doll

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The 75 Best Book Covers of 2018

The 75 Best Book Covers of 2018

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The Ultimate Best Books of 2018 List

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Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2019

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Notable Literary Deaths in 2018

Notable Literary Deaths in 2018

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15 Perfect Gifts for 15 Famous Writers

15 Perfect Gifts for 15 Famous Writers

Just in Case One of These People is on Your List

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Your 2019 Literary Adaptation Preview

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