‘The Outsiders’ Musical Is Coming to Broadway
The greasers and Socs from S.E. Hinton’s popular novel will spar on stage this spring
The Misunderstood Visionary Behind the Black Panther Party
Huey P. Newton has been mythologized and maligned since his murder 34 years ago. His family and friends offer an intimate look inside his life and mind
Swifties Can Now Study Literature (Taylor’s Version)
At a Belgian university, Taylor Swift fans can expect intertextual analysis beyond their wildest dreams
Tennessee Williams and Jack Kerouac Once Found Refuge in the Dune Shacks of Cape Cod. Now, Longtime Residents Are Being Forced Out
The National Park Service plans to lease out some of the structures, which have long been used by artists and writers
See Allen Ginsberg’s Photographs—and A.I.-Generated Poems Based on Them
The Beat poet’s photos, taken throughout his literary career, depict friends and fellow writers
You Can Now Take a Sunrise Train Ride to the Top of Pikes Peak
See the panoramic vistas from atop the 14,000-foot mountain that inspired Katharine Lee Bates to write “America the Beautiful”
Explore the World of Willa Cather in Her Nebraska Hometown
Maybe the author of “O Pioneers!” is no longer the height of literary chic. But a century later she’s still a superstar in her small prairie community
Behind the Bleak, Beautiful Stories of Cormac McCarthy
The writer, who died this week at age 89, was an unflinching chronicler of humanity’s brutality
The 15 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2023
From an ultramarathon capital in the Rockies to a laid-back village in the Florida Keys, these vibrant towns are calling your name
You Could Own Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Handwritten Notes on ‘The Scarlet Letter’
Enjoy an exclusive preview of an auction of the novelist’s papers, which feature rarely seen edits and atrocious penmanship
Kurt Vonnegut’s Advice to College Graduates Is Still Relevant
To his adoring young fans in the 1960s and ‘70s, the anti-establishment novelist was the father they wished they had
How Josephine Herbst, ‘Leading Lady’ of the Left, Chronicled the Rise of Fascism
During the interwar years, the American journalist reported on political unrest in Cuba, Germany and Spain
How Judy Blume Redefined Girlhood
The first movie adaptation of “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret” arrives in theaters today
Postal Service Unveils Forever Stamp Honoring Toni Morrison
A ceremony at Princeton celebrated the Nobel laureate whose words transformed American literature
The Sideshow Magician Who Inspired Ray Bradbury—Then Vanished
Experts have been unable to verify the existence of Mr. Electrico, whose 1932 electric chair act supposedly affirmed the young author’s interest in writing
The Brief but Shining Life of Paul Laurence Dunbar, a Poet Who Gave Dignity to the Black Experience
A prolific writer, he inspired such luminaries as Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes
Gregory Peck’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Script Goes to Auction
Also for sale are gifts from Harper Lee, who remained close with the Peck family for years
S.E. Hinton Is Tired of Talking About ‘The Outsiders.’ No One Else Is
The author reflects on her classic 1967 novel, its 1983 film adaptation and its legacy today
New York Public Library Acquires Joan Didion’s Letters, Drafts and Notes
The archive includes 240 linear feet of papers from Didion and her husband, John Gregory Dunne
In Salman Rushdie’s New Book, Stories Outlive Tyrants
‘Victory City’ comes just six months after the author survived a violent attack at a speaking event
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