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Banned Books Week 2015
This annual celebration of the freedom to read runs from September 27 - October 3 this year. MoreAnn (Ward) Radcliffe (July 9, 1764 - February 7, 1823)
Celebrate gothic novelist Ann Radcliffe's 251st birthday. MoreWilliam Shakespeare (April 23, 1564 - April 23, 1616)
The renowned English poet and playwright turns 451 this month yet hasn't aged a day. MorePride and Prejudice
Jane Austen's classic novel was first published on January 28, 1813. MoreGhost Stories at Christmas
Reading ghost stories aloud on Christmas Eve is a Victorian English tradition with origins dating back centuries.More
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The author of “The Little Prince” led a life of deep thoughts, complicated love, and great adventure. MoreRobert Frost (1874-1963)
The much beloved and admired American traditionalist poet has travelled a sometimes bumpy road. MoreCharles Dickens
Perennial adaptations of Charles Dickens’s seasonal classic “A Christmas Carol” have made the Victorian author a household name, but there’s much more to the creator of the curmudgeonly Ebenezer Scrooge than guiding ghosts,Tiny Tim, and plum pudding. MoreStephen King
The name “Stephen King” has long been synonymous with horror, but some things about this popular and prolific writer of unnerving tales may yet surprise you. MoreGeorge Orwell
Orwell's classic novel "1984" has been flying off the shelves, but who was the man behind this cautionary dystopic vision? MorePost-Holiday Clean-up
Put those no-longer-needed Christmas trees, greeting cards, and office party presents to good use.More