Writers
Early Sketches From 'The Little Prince' Found in Swiss Collection
A folder includes images from the beloved book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, as well as a love letter written to his wife, Consuelo de Saint Exupéry
Toni Morrison, ‘Beloved’ Author Who Cataloged the African-American Experience, Dies at 88
'She changed the whole cartography of black writing,' says Kinshasha Holman Conwill of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Nine Newly Discovered Proust Stories to Be Published
The works were slated to be part of the French author's first collection of poems and stories, but were cut for unknown reasons
Fragment of 'The Rose Thorn,' a Poem About a Talking Vulva, Dated to the 1300s
The section of the erotic Medieval fantasy was found in the binding of book in Austria's Melk monastery
The Charles Dickens Museum Acquires ‘Lost’ Portrait of the Author as a Young Man
The 1843 painting by Margaret Gillies surfaced at an auction in South Africa in 2017
La Jolla's 'Lorax' Tree Has Fallen
The Monterey cypress believed to have partially inspired Dr. Seuss's 1971 classic enviromental tale toppled last week for unknown reasons
Rare Walt Whitman Artifacts Go on View at Library of Congress for Poet's 200th Birthday
The library holds the world’s largest collection of Whitman-related items
Did Susan Sontag Write the Seminal Book Attributed to Her Husband?
An upcoming biography claims that before she became a towering literary figure, Sontag was the true author of <i>Freud: The Mind of the Moralist</i>
A French Town Is Offering $2,250 Reward to Anyone Who Can Decipher This Mysterious Inscription
The inscription was probably made during the 18th century
'A Clockwork Orange' Follow-Up Found in Burgess Archives
'The Clockwork Condition' was intended to be a philosophical examination of themes raised in his most popular and problematic novel
Ring Containing Charlotte Brontë's Hair Discovered in Attic
The piece of mourning jewelry includes an inscription and a little door covering a plaited lock of the <i>Jane Eyre</i> author's hair
Computer Analysis Says 'Beowulf' Is the Work of a Single Author
Academics have argued about the origins of the Old English epic for two centuries
Understanding the Mind of the Coder and How It Shapes the World Around Us
Clive Thompson’s new book takes readers deep into the history and culture of computer programming
Literary Confessions Penned by Virginia Woolf, Margaret Kennedy Unearthed
10 prominent English writers answered a 39-question survey detailing their opinions of literary predecessors and peers
The House That May Have Inspired ‘Wuthering Heights’ Is Up for Sale
A chamber in Ponden Hall bears similarity to the room where the narrator Lockwood passes a fitful night of sleep—and dreams of an ‘ice-cold’ ghost
Study Suggests ‘Mr. Greedy’ Children’s Book Is Almost as Hard to Read as Steinbeck Classics
The analysis judged texts’ complexity based on sentence length, average word length, vocabulary level, but did not look at reading comprehension
J.D. Salinger’s Unpublished Works Will Be Released to the Public Over the Next Decade
The author produced a trove of unseen writings over a nearly 50-year period prior to his death in 2010
Mary Oliver, a Poet Whose Simple Turns of Phrase Held Mass Appeal, Dies at 83
The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer was known for her straightforward meditations on nature, spirituality and the human experience
Egyptian Schoolboy's 1,800-Year-Old Lesson to Go on Display
The British Library took the exercise out of storage as part of an upcoming exhibition on the history of writing
London’s Feminist Library Lives
A successful crowdfunding campaign saved the institution from closure and is financing its move to a new space
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