#Sylvia Plath

Mahfouz’s Lost Story Collection and 4 More Posthumous Gems

An Egyptian journalist was researching a new book about Naguib Mahfouz when he made a discovery: fifty handwritten stories and a note to "publish in 1994."

An Incomplete List of Inappropriate TV References to Sylvia Plath

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On Place and Space in Literature

As I was leaving work yesterday, I bumped into a friend. The sun was setting ahead of me so I ...

Do Life Changing Books Really Change Your Life?

Do life changing books really change your life?

Old Timey Author Audio Recordings

Want to hear Tolkien recite elvish, Conan Doyle talk about Sherlock, or Langston Hughes read poetry to jazz music? Read. On.

Easy Ways to Keep Celebrating National Poetry Month After It Ends

Easy ways to participate in National Poetry Month this April (and beyond)!

4 Online Poetry Readings You Need to Watch

Famous poets read their own work. Watch for a spell.

Genre Kryptonite: I Will Read Your Diary

Why one reader can't resist reading diaries.

Improper Uses for Poetry

Poetry is good for a lot of things. Just not these things.

Exclusive Excerpt of THE BELL JAR Audiobook Narrated by Maggie Gyllenhaal

Listen to the entire first chapter of THE BELL JAR audiobook narrated by Maggie Gyllenhaal