Literature News

The immigrant experience has been documented in American literature since those first hardy souls landed at Plymouth, and as the immigrants keep coming, so too do their stories.

Terrys Fabrics has created an infographic called " Homes of Classic Literature ," which explores the architectural layouts of the houses in classic novels.

Arts Council Menifee's literary division has grown considerably over the past few years and continues to support a diversified body of prominent writers within the community.

Tyler Sergent, Berea College professor, pointed out this collection of curious printing mistakes in the Bible, compiled by worldwide academics and collectors with their title nicknames.

On December 9, Canadian author Margaret Atwood will receive an honorary degree from the University of Athens at a ceremony at the Consulate General of Greece in Toronto.

Audience members are invited to take the stage to deliver fine performances of bad literature or wretched renditions of literary masterpieces; the rumor is that the Democrat's Mark Hinson will be channeling the ghost of James Mason to do some judging.

Andrei Volos, an ethnic Russian from Tajikistan, has won the prestigious Russian Booker Prize.

Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks and Jennifer Lawrence star in "Catching Fire," the sequel to 2012's "The Hunger Games."

Retired educator Norma Campbell Price grew up in rural Kansas during The Great Depression.

He is young, intelligent, well educated, with patriotic sentiments. But certain misunderstandings oblige him to flee from Ukraine.

Hey, Tom! I enjoyed your book. I thought it was very charming and touching. Well, that's good! That was the goal.

New York Times bestselling author R.L. Stine has been called the Stephen King of children's literature.

R.J. Palacio's best-selling novel "Wonder" was born in a moment of panic. She was getting milkshakes with her two sons in Brooklyn when she saw a little girl with a severe facial deformity.

Heroic in his deeds, graceful in his manner, sainted in his image, Nelson Mandela long served as both cause and muse in the entertainment community.

Heroic in his deeds, graceful in his manner, sainted in his image, Nelson Mandela long served as both cause and muse in the entertainment community.

Several months ago in this column, I bemoaned the fact that the vast majority of Israeli literature never sees translation into English.

Books: PEN Canada presents the newest event in the Ideas in Dialogue series- Literature of the Self , a discussion between CBC's Jian Ghomeshi and author Sheila Heti.

To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document.

AndrA© Schiffrin, who died on December 1 of pancreatic cancer at age 78, made a lasting impression as longtime managing director of publishing at Pantheon Books, followed by his co-founding The New Press, a not-for-profit.

This month's critic's pick is The Accursed by Joyce Carol Oates USA TODAY's Carol Memmott called this Gothic historical novel set in Princeton "a compellingly dark tale."