Bob Dylan Analyzes 66 Songs in New Essay Collection
“The Philosophy of Modern Song” offers a peek into the artist’s approach to songwriting
Maurice Sendak Imagined More Than Wild Things
A new exhibition, the first of its kind since the artist’s death, showcases his extensive but lesser-known body of work
You Could Own Joan Didion’s Sunglasses, Sofas and Shawls
The revered writer’s furniture, household items, books and artworks will be auctioned at Stair Galleries on November 16
Joan Didion’s Legacy Lives on in Los Angeles
The writer, who died last winter, is the subject of a new exhibition at the Hammer Museum
Ada Limón Is a Poet Laureate for the 21st Century
Her work explores “what it looks like to have America in the room”
Archive of Ernest Hemingway Writings, Photos Opens to the Public for the First Time
Privately owned for decades, the materials include a short story featuring F. Scott Fitzgerald, personal effects and rough drafts
Was Patricia Highsmith Actually a Hopeless Romantic?
The documentary ‘Loving Highsmith’ presents a new side of the enigmatic crime writer
As Salman Rushdie Recovers, Renowned Writers Read Aloud From His Work
Paul Auster, Jeffrey Eugenides and others championed free speech at the New York Public Library
New Reality Show Is Looking for ‘America’s Next Great Author’
Applications are open for aspiring writers who want to appear in the pilot episode
You Can Now Play ‘EmilyBlaster,’ a Video Game Inspired by Emily Dickinson’s Poetry
Players assemble poems by shooting at words in the ‘80s-style adventure
Twice Accused of Murder, This Writer Later Foresaw the Sinking of the Titanic
Under the pseudonym Mayn Clew Garnett, author Thornton Jenkins Hains published a maritime disaster story with eerie parallels to the real-life tragedy
A Century Ago, American Reporters Foresaw the Rise of Authoritarianism in Europe
A new book tells the stories of four interwar writers who laid the groundwork for modern journalism
The Fascinating—and Harrowing—Tale of the First Japanese American to Publish a Book of Fiction
After his incarceration during WWII, Toshio Mori released a collection of short stories based on his experiences as a second generation Asian immigrant
How Phillis Wheatley Beat All Expectations
The Revolution-era Boston establishment couldn’t believe that the young African American woman wrote the exquisite book of poetry
Groundbreaking Feminist Scholar bell hooks Dies at 69
The prolific American writer shaped a generation of discourse around Black feminism and intersectionality
In 19th-Century New England, This Amateur Geologist Created Her Own Cabinet of Curiosities
A friend of Henry David Thoreau, Ellen Sewall Osgood’s pursuit of her scientific passion illuminates the limits and possibilities placed on the era’s women
The Pioneering Sci-Fi Writer Octavia E. Butler Joins a Pantheon of Celebrated Futurists
The author’s career is honored by a newly commissioned work by digital artist Nettrice Gaskins
Explore Sylvia Plath’s Love Letters, Recipe Cards and Tarot Deck
A trove of the American poet’s personal possessions recently sold at auction for more than $1 million
Maya Angelou, Sally Ride to Be Among First Women Featured on U.S. Quarters
Between 2022 and 2025, the U.S. Mint is set to highlight up to 20 trailblazing American women
In Search of the Authentic Ernest Hemingway
Take a deep-dive into the story behind this rarely published Smithsonian portrait of the legendary writer
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