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Gatsby is a household word this summer, but the people of Manhasset Bay, New York, have always had Gatsby in the backyards.
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic, The Great Gatsby, comes to life this spring with a …

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Award-winning book writer and illustrator Edward Gorey has a museum. Rumor has it, he probably wouldn’t have loved the idea of his home being turned into a museum after his death in 2000, but thankfully …

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More than 50 distinguished authors from around the country will attend the 17th biennial event
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Southern Lit Alliance’s signature event, the Celebration of Southern Literature, will return to Chattanooga for its seventeenth …

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By Alison Eden
Ever since Mrs. Schmitz read a passage introducing us to the charming Rhett Butler in 9th grade English class, I have been a lover of Gone with the Wind. I’m sure I’ve read …

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Once in a while, we just have to share some amazing products available for book lovers. This month, we’re featuring bookends. These are some of the most unique, fun bookends we can find. We hope …

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By Thea Miller Ryan
Many writers claim the place they wrote their book played a large role in their book’s success. Some seek hotel rooms far from home, others find coffee shops, and still others search …

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Literary places to visit for hardcore lit fans
It’s easy to visit Edgar Allan Poe’s home in Baltimore – it’s a must-see for most Baltimore tourists – or Charles Dickens’ home in London. But the hardcore …

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Guest post by Matt Herbert
There’s no crime fiction series more popular than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. From the four books and 56 short stories to the dozens of movies and television adaptions to …

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What’s on your holiday list? Here are some fun new ideas you might want to add to your holiday list!
 
Sherlock Holmes Action Figure
History’s greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes,  is great to have on your desk. Missing …

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Where better to spend an October evening than in Sleepy Hollow, the home to Washington Irving’s famous headless horseman?
Irving described the valley of Sleepy Hollow as one filled with spirits and where a “drowsy, dreamy …

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s work is sought out by architecture buffs on a regular basis, but in the last five years fiction readers are seeking out his life’s work, too.
Nancy Horan’s book, Loving Frank, was published …

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As the author of four books about C. S. Lewis and his works, I am often asked for advice about touring the sites in Ireland and England related to this twentieth century author of The …

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To Buffalo residents, everything in the series of books about Absaroka County Sheriff Walt Longmire is more than real: the people, the places and even the food. Now fans of the books and new TV series …

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Wheaton College in Chicago pays tribute to seven famous authors at their Marion E. Wade Center. All British and all Christian theme driven, these seven authors, including J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis , are known …

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by Candy B. Harrington
Littered with souvenir shops and chowder houses, Cannery Row is a popular stop on most any Monterey itinerary. But for Steinbeck fans it holds an added appeal, as the author took many …

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Everyone loves a book where the setting is as important as the characters. The Help wouldn’t have been the same if it weren’t in Jackson, Mississippi. The Firm just had to be in Memphis to …

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For a reader, meeting an author can be one of the greatest experiences ever. Many readers will even say it’s better than running  into a movie star at a local diner. Festivals of Books around …

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Does your significant other have every book ever written on Abraham Lincoln? Do you have a painting of George Washington in your dining room? Is following the footsteps of Lewis and Clark at the top of …

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Winter always makes me think about vacation time. And, vacations at our house always focus around books. Here’s a list of my top MUST see places in 2012.
 

Misty of Chincoteague  by Marguerite Henry – Chincoteague …

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It doesn’t have to be a special cemetery – any cemetery will do. Take a trip to the local cemetery at twilight and every shadow beckons and taunts. Creaky tree branches vocalize a cackle, wind whooshes around …

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By Jennifer Bertram
Maybe it was the relatively limited selection in my small hometown’s public library, my voracious reading appetite, or a connection I felt to the heroine, but I was arguably the biggest fan of …

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Guest Post by Marilyn Victor. An animal lover since she could walk, Marilyn Victor was a volunteer at the Minnesota Zoo for many years and shares her home with a revolving menagerie of homeless pets …

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Pioneers who came to the prairie feared it as much as the wildfires, hurricanes, or the plagues that tormented their homelands. Tales and lore tell of them losing their dogs, their belongings, and even their …

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NOTE: The museum is closed for refurbishment from 10th April until December 2012
 
It is the best of times at the Charles Dickens Museum in London.
The museum at 48 Doughty Street, London, first opened in 1925, …

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Just in time for the summer reading season, Amazon.com announced its list of the Top 20 Most Well-Read Cities in America. After compiling sales data of all book, magazine and newspaper sales in both print …