Honoring the finest works of fiction from around the world, the Booker Prize has announced that its 2021 winner is The Promise by Damon Galgut. The ceremony was hosted by journalist Samira Ahmed and included remarks from the judges and shortlisted authors, as well as readings from the six novels and short Read more…
15 Facts about Monty Python and the Holy Grail Ni! Ni! Ni! In honor of the 40th anniversary of Monty Python’s quest for the Holy Grail, here are a few facts you may not have known about the legendary comedy. 1. THE NAME “MONTY PYTHON” DOESN’T MEAN ANYTHING. The name of the Read more…
The Tree That Inspired Dr. Seuss’ “The Lorax” Has Fallen Over The seaside cypress believed to have inspired the fanciful Truffula trees of Dr. Seuss’ classic 1971 children’s tale “The Lorax” has toppled in Southern California. The Monterey cypress stood 80 to 100 years in Ellen Browning Scripps Park in Read more…
Jack Kerouac (/ˈkɛruæk/; born Jean-Louis Kérouac (though he called himself Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac); March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) was an American novelist and poet of French-Canadian descent. Kerouac was born on March 12, 1922 in Lowell, Massachusetts to French Canadian parents, Léo-Alcide Kéroack (1899–1946) and Gabrielle-Ange Lévesque (1895–1973). He is considered a Read more…
100-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Helen Fagin Reads Her Letter About How Books Save Lives “Could you imagine a world without access to reading, to learning, to books?” Helen Fagin, who poses that question, doesn’t have to imagine it: she experienced that grim reality, and worse besides. “At twenty-one,” she continues, “I Read more…
Deception, murder, money, and organized crime—these describe the world that Merle Temple has been involved in for most of his life. The Tupelo native spent his career as a deputy sheriff, as well as an agent and captain with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics during the first of the drug Read more…
How A Teenage Girl Became the Mother of Horror Mary Shelley combined science and the supernatural to write Frankenstein, the world’s first science-fiction novel. Born on a dark and stormy night, Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus is a true masterpiece of terror that began as a fireside ghost story and grew into Read more…