21 Famous Authors and Their Rejections
From James Baldwin to Gertrude Stein and beyond, literature’s most celebrated authors have faced stinging and ruthless rejections.
2023-11-30 02:29
Iceland volcano: What could the impact be?
An eruption is thought imminent but its impact depends on where magma breaches the surface.
2023-11-14 23:20
Ashley Dale: Murder-accused says he was 'shocked' and 'scared'
Five men are on trial accused of killing council worker Ashley Dale, 28, in her Liverpool home.
2023-11-07 23:28
12 Novels Inspired by Real Events
Novelists have used everything from real killers to newsworthy hostage situations to literal white whales to craft their fiction.
2023-10-24 06:26
11 Contemporary Horror Authors to Read (Who Aren’t Stephen King)
If you want to expand your horror reading beyond Stephen King, look no further than this list, which features everyone from Mariana Enriquez to Stephen Graham Jones and beyond.
2023-10-19 20:27
9 Authors Who Believed in Ghosts
Some, like Harriet Beecher Stowe and Victor Hugo, believed they had communicated with spirits directly; others, like Nathaniel Hawthorne and Thomas Hardy, had ghostly encounters they couldn’t explain.
2023-10-12 20:18
Indian author Arundhati Roy faces sedition charges over 2010 remarks on Kashmir
Booker Prize-winning Indian author Arundhati Roy could be prosecuted for allegedly seditious comments made over a decade ago, after a top official in Delhi said there was enough evidence to lay charges.
2023-10-12 16:23
11 Strange Facts About ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde’
The true facts surrounding the classic work are as mysterious and intriguing as the novel itself.
2023-10-06 03:52
George R. R. Martin, Jodi Picoult and other famous writers join Authors Guild in class action lawsuit against OpenAI
A group of famous fiction writers joined the Authors Guild in filing a class action suit against OpenAI on Wednesday, alleging the company's technology is illegally using their copyrighted work.
2023-09-21 04:51
When Ernest Hemingway Walked Away From Two Plane Crashes Just Hours Apart
The novelist endured a crash in East Africa. Then his 'rescue' plane went down, too.
2023-09-21 01:29
6 Creepy Victorian Ghost Stories to Read Right Now
These stories need no contrivances to create places that are lonely and old, a place where bad things are kept hushed up instead of dealt with.
2023-09-20 03:55
Booker Prize: What are the secrets to Ireland's success?
Four Irish writers have been longlisted for this year's award, making up a third of the longlist.
2023-09-10 14:52