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7 Famous Authors and their Day Jobs
Let’s take a look at a brief history of the behind-the-scenes work of seven renowned writers and their day jobs.

5 Times King Lear Had Some (Surprisingly) Good Advice
Let's look at five times that Lear offered us some rather solid, if unconventional, advice.
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What You Should Name Your Pets, According to Famous Authors
In a previous installment, we more or less advocated for naming all of your pets “Toots.” Maybe you took that to heart, or maybe you rather enjoyed the dog names that famous authors have endorsed. Well, we’re back, and this …
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Best Beatrice and Benedick Insults, Explained
Read on if you want to learn how to wittily banter with someone while simultaneously courting them, according to Beatrice and Benedick.

7 Literary One-Hit Wonders
Some writers churn out new works like unstoppable machines. Dickens, Shakespeare, Austen—all of these writers died not only with multiple major literary works to their names but also produced many successful texts that remain immensely popular to this day. On …

7 Classic Literary Siblings
Siblings—can’t live with them, can’t live without them. We wanted to highlight some of our favorite literary siblings and what makes each pair so special. From the most loyal of friendships to the most intense of rivalries, here are seven …

8 Quotes to Get You Back Into Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s short stories and novellas featuring Sherlock Holmes became enduring classics of the mystery and detective genre. In honor of Doyle’s classic stories, we’ve gathered some of our favorite quotes from an array of different Sherlock Holmes …