American Writers
How Mary Hemingway and JFK Got Ernest Hemingway’s Legacy Out of Cuba
1961, the year Hemingway died, was a complicated year for U.S.-Cuba relations
Georgia College Gifted Farm Where Flannery O'Connor Composed Southern Gothic
The author's alma mater will take over and maintain the Savannah-born author's final home
Forgotten Children’s Book by Maurice Sendak Will Be Published in 2018
The "Where the Wild Things Are" author collaborated on the manuscript with long-time friend Arthur Yorinks
The Tin Man Is a Reminder of L. Frank Baum’s Onetime Oil Career
Baum had a number of careers before he hit it big with 'The Wizard of Oz'
The Whimsical, Chameleon-Like Figure Behind the Myth of Sylvia Plath
Today, visions of a life marked by mental illness endure, but the author had a light side—and a knack for savvy image control
Snoop Inside Thoreau's Journals at This New Exhibition
It's your chance to get up-close and personal with the philosopher-poet’s possessions
Scholars Rediscover Forgotten Edith Wharton Play
“The Shadow of a Doubt” had been overshadowed by over 100 years of history
What Does Thoreau's Walden Pond Look Like Today?
Photographer S.B. Walker captures the pond's eternal glow
Emily Dickinson Was Fiercer Than You Think
A new biopic shows the poet as more than a mysterious recluse
America's First Writers Museum Is Slated to Open in May
A new home for celebrating American literary titans, titles and traditions takes root in Chicago
Can a Video Game Capture the Magic of Walden?
Henry David Thoreau's famed retreat gets pixelated
Fans of Dorothy Parker Can Pay to Wear Her Mink Coat
It’s all in the name of preservation
This Hell-Raising Suffragist’s Name Will Soon Grace an Oregon Hotel
Abigail Scott Duniway staged a lifelong fight for women's rights
New Mark Twain Fairy Tale Unearthed
The previously unknown—and unfinished—story was hiding in plain sight
American Librarians Just Chose 2017’s Best Books for Children and Young Adults
Meet the 2017 Newbery, Caldecott and Printz award winners
You Can Write Inside Mark Twain’s Library
Commune with Clemens in his historic home
Visit These Ten Sites Celebrating Major Anniversaries in 2017
From Jane Austen’s 200th anniversary to the founding of Denali National Park, there are plenty of events to fill your calendar
If Isaac Asimov Had Named The Smartphone, He Might Have Called It The “Pocket Computer Mark II”
The sci-fi author correctly predicted a number of innovations that have come to pass
Lawyer Wants to Make Harper Lee’s Hometown a Haven for Tourists
Monroeville, Alabama, could change with a proposed Harper Lee Trail
The Short, Frantic, Rags-to-Riches Life of Jack London
Jack London State Historic Park, home to the rough and tumble troublemaker with a prolific pen
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