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Who Was George Orwell?

Who was George Orwell? We explore George Orwell’s life and work so you have all the facts about this important and influential author.

Unalive, Le$bean, and More: It’s Not Newspeak, It’s Algospeak

Algospeak is the language developing on social media to skirt around censorship, and it has a striking similarity to 1984's Newspeak.

25 1984 Quotes That Are Way Too Real

25 quotes from George Orwell's 1984 that hit a little too close to home.

Ignorance Is Strength: The Political Fight for The Right to 1984 Memes

Everyone stop posting 1984 memes and read the book instead.

1984 In Covers

George Orwell's classic 1984 -- a staple of high school classrooms everywhere -- has been holding strong to the top of the bestsellers list for the last few months. Here's the most iconic 1984 covers.

#SpicerFacts and Orwell’s 1984

With a Trump presidency in progress, it's starting to feel positively Orwellian.

Dear Diary: On Loving Literature’s Journals

Great diaries from literature.

10 Reasons We Love Bookish David Bowie

From his thoughts on the Oxford Dictionary to Daniel Radcliffe's choice for a Horcrux to a Bowie book club, here's why we love bookish David Bowie.

Book Style: 1984 by George Orwell

If Big Brother's watching, then we'd all better look bookishly, stylishly fabulous! Check out this Book Style for George Orwell's 1984.

On Finding a New Definition of “Classic” Literature

It’s that time of year…the time when I look over what I’ve read, and realize just how many books I ...