Mark your calendars and make some plans! November 1st is National Author’s Day. In 1929, the General Federation of Women’s Clubs created the day to honor America’s writers; in 1949, the day was officially recognized by the U.S. Department of …
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F. Scott Fitzgerald Says, “Read This!”
F. Scott Fitzgerald was very ill in 1936 and was recovering at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina with the help of a private nurse. In addition to his failing health, the author was struggling with the decision to …
The Best Laid Plans of Novelists
Ever wondered how some of your favorite authors tackled the crazy job of putting pen to paper and creating those stories you loved to read? Well, we’re here to tell you it’s not all magical. As you can see from …
Well, Good Luck With That: “As I Lay Dying” Film Coming, Someday, Briefly, to a Theater Near You
So the other day I was looking up something on IMDB and saw a listing for As I Lay Dying. Now, that is shocking enough, if you have ever read the novel. To me, at least, its stream-of-consciousness format is going …
Eek, it’s Frankensteinbeck! And Other Literary Puns
I came across this fantastic gallery in the Rumpus today and had to share. The artist Timothy Lee Taranto illustrates literature’s most serious authors in a less than serious light. Check out our favorite, the “Vonnugget,” below, and many more. …
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Light in February: Plantation Diary Find Sheds New Light on Faulkner Novels
For scholars, there is no bigger coup than finding new information that offers insight to a writer’s processes, character construction, or plot development. Even if one is working with a lesser known writer, there is joy in discovery. To find previously unknown information …
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