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Books | Books
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
Miscellaneous | Education
Thanks To Modern Snobs, Classic Books Are 'Gone With The Wind'
Growth stems from discomfort. If classic books are removed from public consumption and discourse, then personal growth will stagnate.
Entertainment | Entertainment
The 100 Best, Worst, and Strangest Sherlock Holmes Portrayals of All-Time, Ranked
We’re ranking Sherlock Holmes performances. One hundred of them. Not Sherlock Holmes adaptations, but the representations within them of Sherlock Holmes himself. Now, you might think that you…
Books | Books
Flannery O'Connor should be studied, not cancelled, scholar tells Loyola leaders
Professor Angela Alaimo O’Donnell has studied Flannery O’Connor, an American Catholic author from the South, rather extensively. She wrote a book on O’Connor’s treatment of racial issues specifically, entitled “Radical Ambivalence: Race in Flannery O’Conn
Books | Books
Why Little Women Still Matters, More Than 150 Years Later | Mental Floss
Louisa May Alcott's 'Little Women' has been adapted more than two dozen times, for film and television but also for the stage, as an opera, and as a Japanese anime series. This year, it will get another update courtesy of Greta Gerwig. What makes the tale
Politics | Woke Insanity
Laura Ingalls Wilder's name removed over racism concerns
Her work "includes expressions of stereotypical attitudes inconsistent with the core values" of the organization.
News | News
Tom Wolfe, New York and New Journalism Legend, Dies at 88
In a city of people who wear black, the man in the white suit.
Books | Books
22 Classic Novels That Won't Bore You To Death
Fifty Shades versus the book she told you not to worry about.
Books | Books
How the Rise of Paperback Books Turned To Kill a Mockingbird Into a Literary Classic
If you read Harper Lee's novel in school, it wasn't entirely because of the book's stellar literary value (though it has that, too).
History | History
Do We Actually Know What Shakespeare Looked Like? | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
Books | Books
10 Literary Classics Every Business Leader Should Read | Inc.com
If you only stick to business books and biographies, you're not learning as much as you could.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
As Faulkner Lay Drinking - The Daily Beast
A look at the award-winning author’s complex relationship with liquor and writing.
History | History
A Better Depiction of Shakespeare May Be Hiding Beneath This Portrait
Retouches have altered the portrait from its original state.
Books | Books
45 Everyday Phrases Coined By Shakespeare | Anglophenia | BBC America
[caption id="attachment_118801" align="aligncenter" width="612"] William Shakespeare (Pic: AP Images)[/caption] April 23rd is generally considered to be a good day to celebrate the birth of...
News | Interesting Links
From 'Avatar' to 'Jurassic Park,' 'Beowulf' to 'Jaws,' All Stories Are the Same
From Avatar to The Wizard of Oz, Aristotle to Shakespeare, there’s one clear form that dramatic storytelling has followed since its inception.
Entertainment | Entertain Me
Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese Reteam for 'Devil in the White City'
EXCLUSIVE: A killer role that Leonardo DiCaprio has wanted to play for a long time is finally coming to the forefront.
Entertainment | Entertain Me
‘Go Set a Watchman’ Shows Literary Hero Atticus Finch’s Dark Side
In the classic book and iconic film “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Atticus Finch stood as a towering symbol of morality, courage and wisdom. A new book by author Harper Lee now casts him in a different light. In the book “Go Set a Watchman,” to be relea
History | History
When Arthur Conan Doyle Tried Solving a Real Mystery | Mental Floss
Doyle, who was born 156 years ago today, had found himself embroiled in a case that captured worldwide media attention for the fact that he, and not his famous sleuth, was trying to solve it. In 1906, a man named George Edalji was freed from prison after being sentenced for the crime of animal cruelty.
Books | Chicago Readers
Secret Libraries of Chicago
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Books | Books
Harper Lee, Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Is to Publish a Second Novel - NYTimes.com
Harper Lee, the reclusive author of the beloved best-selling novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” will publish a second novel in July, her publisher announced Tuesday.
Entertainment | Entertainment
Worthy of Gryffindor: How to Become Friends with Harry Potter | Mental Floss
By the time Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth book in the Harry Potter saga, was published in 2000, the series had already become a smashing success.
Books | Chicago Readers
How One Man Ripped Off Millions in Rare Maps, Including in Chicago
Michael Blanding's book "The Map Thief" describes E. Forbes Smiley III's pilfering at Newberry Library.
News | In The News
Legendary author Maya Angelou dies at age 86
Maya Angelou, a novelist, actress and educator, died at age 86, her literary agent, Helen Brann, said Wednesday.
