Writers
Aphra Behn, the First Englishwoman to Earn a Living With Her Writing, Is Finally Getting Her Due
A year-long event series aims to champion the pioneering 17th-century writer's legacy
Why Ernest Hemingway's Younger Brother Established a Floating Republic in the Caribbean
On July 4, 1964, Leicester Hemingway founded New Atlantis, a raft-turned-micronation intended to support marine life in the region
Ancient Egyptian Scribes Were Worked to the Bone
The administrators spent long periods writing in odd postures, which damaged their joints, researchers discovered
Who Was 'Lisa Ben,' the Woman Behind the U.S.'s First Lesbian Magazine?
Edythe Eyde published nine issues of "Vice Versa" between June 1947 and February 1948. She later adopted a pen name that doubled as an anagram for "lesbian"
You Could Write in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Former Portland Home Studio
The Le Guin family has donated the science fiction novelist's former house to be used for a new writers residency
An Ailing Franz Kafka Curses Writer's Block in This Handwritten Letter to a Friend
"I haven't written anything for three years," he admitted in the note, which will go to auction this summer
What Does George Orwell's '1984' Mean in 2024?
Now 75 years old, the dystopian novel still rings alarm bells about totalitarian rule
Martha Gellhorn Was The Only Woman to Report on the D-Day Landings From the Ground
In June 1944, the veteran journalist hid on a hospital ship so she could report firsthand as Allied soldiers fought their way onto the beaches of Normandy
A New Leonardo da Vinci Biopic Is Coming to the Big Screen
The film will be an adaptation of Walter Isaacson's biography of the Renaissance painter, scientist and inventor
Geography Teacher in England Finds Stone With 1,600-Year-Old Inscriptions in His Garden
The rock is covered in ogham, an alphabet made up of parallel lines used for writing in the Irish language
These American Women Left Their Country and Took Their Talents to Paris
A show featuring early 20th-century figures tells the story of how the city became a haven for artists
'The Tattooist of Auschwitz' Demonstrates the Limits of Holocaust Fiction
A new mini-series dramatizes the best-selling 2018 novel that sparked debate over the line between history and memory
This Newly Deciphered Papyrus Scroll Reveals the Location of Plato's Grave
The mysterious site is mentioned in a text buried by Mount Vesuvius' eruption 2,000 years ago
At Her Globe-Spanning Nightclubs, This Black Entertainer Hosted a 'Who’s Who' of the 20th Century
Ada "Bricktop" Smith, who operated venues in Rome, Paris and Mexico City, brushed shoulders with the likes of Langston Hughes, Salvador Dalí and Gertrude Stein
Call Oregon's Poetry Hotline to Hear a New Poem Every Day This Month
The hotline, created by the state's poet laureate, has already received thousands of callers
This Play Within a Play Confronts the Power Dynamic Between Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson
In "Sally & Tom," Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks continues her investigation of American myths
The First Issue of Superman Just Became the Most Valuable Comic Book in the World
An original copy of 1938's "Action Comics No. 1" sold for a record-breaking $6 million at auction
Arthur Conan Doyle Agreed to Write 'The Sign of the Four' at a Fateful Dinner in 1889
The handwritten manuscript he produced is going to auction, where it could become the most expensive item associated with the mystery writer ever sold
Gabriel García Márquez's Sons Publish Novel the Author Wanted to Destroy
The famed novelist had instructed his family never to publish drafts of "Until August," written as he struggled with dementia during his final years
Mr. Darcy's Famous Wet Shirt Sells for $25,000
Actor Colin Firth’s costume from the BBC's “Pride in Prejudice” doubled auction house estimates
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