Literature News

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."

SFWA has named Samuel R. Delany, Jr. as the 2013 DAMON KNIGHT MEMORIAL GRAND MASTER for his contributions to the literature of Science Fiction and Fantasy.

When Jack Yerby taught at Clovis Junior High School in New Mexico, he discovered that the boys in his classes often stopped reading in middle school.

For four years now, Viracocha has been one of San Francisco's most cherished live performance venues and most unusual stores.

In "The Uncommon Reader" by Alan Bennett, the queen of England is meandering about her grounds one day following her corgis as they bark up an awful racket.

"The Teacher From the Black Lagoon & Other Story Books," a musical revue based on favorite contemporary children's literature, comes to the Clemens Center in Elmira on Tuesday.

There's no doubt that public education has neglected World War I, with history teachers squeezing in a few lectures before launching into succeeding conflicts.

One of the first people Mary Lennox meets when she arrives at Misselthwaite Manor in North Yorkshire, England, is Martha , the house's young chambermaid.

It was all started by Richard Cooper , a University of Kent graduate who was considering taking a creative writing course there.

Inspirational literature is literature that can change and transform a reader's life.

From Ben Franklin's " Poor Richard's Improved " to Sonia Sotomayor's " My Beloved World ," nearly 100 titles of fiction, nonfiction, plays and poetry begin the initial roll of Books that Shaped Work in America -a Centennial project of the U.S. Department of Labor in partnership with the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress .

Ah, the wingman. An important role not just in the world of dating and episodes of How I Met Your Mother , but also in the world of literature.

A middle-aged bachelor teaching English Literature at Oxford proposes to publish a children's fantasy: in most publishers' offices, it is a proposal destined for the wastepaper basket.

Human-read audiobooks are an ideal way for blind and visually impaired people to consume books and literature, but audiobooks are generally more expensive than print e-books.

A scene from "Rikyu ni Tazuneyo" featuring Sen no Rikyu , centre, at a tea ceremony.

Christian Bale starred as the sharply dressed Patrick Bateman in the 2000 film American Psycho.

Gareth L. Powell is a novelist based in Bristol, UK. He has written four novels and a collection of short stories.

The Longest Road by Philip Caputo is the 2014 Big Read Book for 10 of Chicago's west suburban public libraries.

In February 1963, author/illustrator Maurice Sendak told his editor, Ursula Nordstrom, he was working on a new picture book.