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RIP John Christopher, Unsung Young-Adult Sci-Fi Writer Simon Pulse

RIP John Christopher, Unsung Young-Adult Sci-Fi Writer

The author, who died last week, wrote books that linked a familiar past with an unrecognizable future.

10 Greatest Charles Dickens Characters Wikimedia

10 Greatest Charles Dickens Characters

The whimsical charms of Ebeneezer Scrooge, the Artful Dodger, Uriah Heep, and more

For 'Hugo' Author Brian Selznick, Life (Thankfully) Imitates Art Paramount Pictures

For 'Hugo' Author Brian Selznick, Life (Thankfully) Imitates Art

The author, whose children's book was turned into a Martin Scorsese-directed, Academy Award-nominated film, is starting to resemble some of his own…

Cover to Cover

Jane Eyre revisited; the geologic story of the American West; and more

Tales From the Crypt

Two books uncover the romance and adventure of archaeology.

The Reactionary

The charming, sinister G. K. Chesterton

Canon Fodder

A library bets on future literary stars.

Nobel Laureate Wislawa Szymborska in The Atlantic Wikimedia

Nobel Laureate Wislawa Szymborska in The Atlantic

The Polish poet, who died this week, published several poems in the magazine.

February Is Graphic Novel Month at 1book140: Here's the Reading Schedule

February Is Graphic Novel Month at 1book140: Here's the Reading Schedule

Join us as we discuss "Understanding Comics," "Maus," "V for Vendetta," and more.

A 1928 Letter to 16-Year-Old Jackson Pollock From His Father AP

A 1928 Letter to 16-Year-Old Jackson Pollock From His Father

What the young painter's father taught him about the secrets of success, religion, and the weather

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