by | Aug 23, 2021 | Literary News
from Law & Liberty Uncovering the Tao of C.S. Lewis by Samuel Gregg C. S. Lewis (AF archive/Alamy Stock Photo). In the midst of World War II, Oxford University Press published a short book by a middle-aged don who used the way in which English was taught in...
by | Aug 17, 2021 | Literary News, Weirdness
from The Daily Beast Edgar Allan Poe’s Final Macabre Mystery: His Own Death On Oct. 7, 1849, Edgar Allan Poe died under mysterious circumstances at the age of 40. Alcoholism was listed as the cause of death, but what really killed him remains a mystery. by Allison...
by | Jun 30, 2021 | Literary News
from Prospect Busting the Hemingway myth A new documentary breaks new ground by exploring the American writer’s mental health and gender fluidity—but it still doesn’t go far enough By Lucinda Smyth Hemingway and his fourth wife Mary. Credit: BBC In 1949, Ernest...
by | Mar 26, 2021 | Literary News
from The Los Angeles Times Beverly Cleary, beloved and prolific author of children’s books, dies at 104 By VALERIE J. NELSON With witty yet economic prose and a gift for recalling the inner emotions of childhood, Beverly Cleary wove timeless tales that took young...
by | Mar 22, 2021 | Literary News
from The New York Times Was 1925 Literary Modernism’s Most Important Year? By Ben Libman “An illiterate, underbred book it seems to me: the book of a self-taught working man, & we all know how distressing they are, how egotistic, insistent, raw, striking &...
by | Mar 4, 2021 | Bright Shiny News, Culture Music Art, Literary News
from Marie Claire Tia Mowry Shares Her All-Time Favorite Books in ‘Shelf Portrait’ She has a gorgeous library in her bedroom! By Marie Claire Tia Mowry’s chic library, located in her room (a dream!), is filled with a variety of books alongside her...
