July 3, 2013, would have been the doleful thinker’s 130th birthday
literature
Reading While Eating for May 2: Just Dance
Today’s must-read links for your lunch break feature Sherlock Holmes’ martial arts and the delicate dance of putting a diaper on a pet chicken.
McDonald’s To Give Away Books With Happy Meals in Britain
McDonald’s is set to become the largest children’s book distributor in the UK with their new Happy Readers program.
Find Dennis Lehane’s Dog and Get a Part in His Next Crime Novel
If you know the whereabouts of a sweet-natured beagle named Tessa, the author of best-selling novels like ‘Mystic River’ and ‘Gone Baby Gone’ will name a character after you.
Reading While Eating for August 30: The Letter ‘R’
Today’s must-read links for your lunch break feature politicos’ paperbacks and a superstore’s stardom. Oh wait, you were expecting everything to begin with an “R”?
All Hail King Harry: Potter Series Named Best Young Adult Novels
In a ranking of the top 100 teen books by NPR, the teen wizard swept the competition with his Nimbus 2000.
Brontë Bondage: Classic Literature Gets 50 Shades of Grey Treatment
Did the romantic classics of Jane Austen and the Brontës really need sex scenes?
Ernest Hemingway’s Alternate Endings to ‘A Farewell to Arms’
A forthcoming edition of the literary classic, will include 47 different endings that Hemingway wrote and then discarded.
Reading While Eating for July 3: Sounds of Summer
Today’s links feature an athletic tiff and guitar riffs.
James Franco to Publish His First Novel on Amazon
America’s favorite jack-of-all-trades is at it again.
Google Doodle Celebrates Mark Twain’s 176th Birthday
There’s always an excuse to honor Mark Twain, even if it’s just him turning 176. Which is why today’s Google Doodle does just that.
The doodle depicts the famous fence whitewashing scene from Twain’s classic 1876 novel The …
Was Jane Austen Murdered?
According to one author, someone may have poisoned her with arsenic.