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Am I the Asshole For Sabotaging My Own Writing Before Even Starting?

Am I the Asshole For Sabotaging My Own Writing Before Even Starting?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | June 26, 2025

How Evangelical Christians Seek to Influence American Politics Through... Bible Museums?

How Evangelical Christians Seek to Influence American Politics Through... Bible Museums?

Roberta Mazza on the Ethics of Imposing an Agenda on Dubiously Acquired Ancient Artifacts

By Roberta Mazza | September 27, 2024

Going once, going twice. Literary Agents of Change is having its annual auction!

Going once, going twice. Literary Agents of Change is having its annual auction!

By Brittany Allen | June 6, 2024

A researcher found an old medieval manuscript and it's pretty funny.

A researcher found an old medieval manuscript and it's pretty funny.

By Janet Manley | July 19, 2023

Get a call or a critique from a high-powered agent AND do good in the world.

Get a call or a critique from a high-powered agent AND do good in the world.

By Jonny Diamond | June 15, 2023

The Brave Women Who Saved the Collected Texts of Hildegard of Bingen

The Brave Women Who Saved the Collected Texts of Hildegard of Bingen

Janina Ramirez on the Rescue of a Priceless Manuscript in Post-War Germany

By Janina Ramirez | March 3, 2023

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By Jonny Diamond | March 8, 2022

Grapes of Wrath manuscript.">On the mysterious obscenity scribbled on John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath manuscript.

By Walker Caplan | October 5, 2021

Brontë enthusiasts have banded together to stop Sotheby’s from auctioning off rare manuscripts.

By Walker Caplan | June 22, 2021

77 Strange, Funny, and Magnificent Book Titles You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

77 Strange, Funny, and Magnificent Book Titles You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

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By Edward Brooke-Hitching | May 21, 2021

A newly unearthed manuscript might hold the key to questions about John Donne’s readership.

A newly unearthed manuscript might hold the key to questions about John Donne’s readership.

By Walker Caplan | December 7, 2020

You can now read the only surviving full draft of a Jane Austen novel, in her very own handwriting.

You can now read the only surviving full draft of a Jane Austen novel, in her very own handwriting.

By Aaron Robertson | October 22, 2020

The Letters of the Alphabet Are Some of the Oldest Forms of Storytelling

The Letters of the Alphabet Are Some of the Oldest Forms of Storytelling

Fowzia Karimi on the Draw of Illustrated Narratives

By Fowzia Karimi | April 27, 2020

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A Most Rare Compendium:
An 18th-Century Guide to Magical Treasure Hunting?">

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An 18th-Century Guide to Magical Treasure Hunting?">A Most Rare Compendium:
An 18th-Century Guide to Magical Treasure Hunting?

Hereward Tilton on the Strangest of Manuscripts

By Hereward Tilton | October 31, 2019

The Time a Bitter Rival Stole a Manuscript From William H. Gass

The Time a Bitter Rival Stole a Manuscript From William H. Gass

Never Trust a Man Named 'Edward Drogo Mork'

By Nick Ripatrazone | September 13, 2018

Akhil Sharma on Writing the Darker Side of Indian Life

Akhil Sharma on Writing the Darker Side of Indian Life

The Author of A Life of Adventure and Delight Talks to Dylan Foley

By Dylan Foley | July 13, 2017