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The Power of Memorization in Fahrenheit 451 In Ray Bradbury’s dystopian masterpiece, Fahrenheit 451, we encounter a world where books are banned, and firefighters burn any they find....

Time travel is nothing really new for modern readers. H.G. Wells' 1895 novel, The Time Machine, is one of the most famous (and recognizable) examples; but there was...

Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale is now very popular. This is mainly due to the Hulu mini-series adaptation. This renewed interest comes amid political and social...

You may have already discovered that stories of "everyman" often become the greatest classics of all time. But, the publishing history of those stories isn't always easy or...

Against a backdrop of the infamous Industrial Revolution, with all its purported social and cultural advancements, the masses of poor and unrepresented factory workers found mostly hard times:...

Santa's Husband, by Daniel Kibblesmith, hasn't even been published yet, but it's already causing a stir. Kibblesmith is a staff writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,...

Jacob's New Dress, by Ian and Sarah Hoffman, is suddenly at the very center of a whirlwind of controversy and debate, as the very latest banned book. It was...

Princess Lemonella It starts out like any other fairy tale, but (of course) offers the expected twist. A young child, named Ella, is born to a dotting king...

The Author and His Era F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of America’s most celebrated authors, didn’t just write about the Jazz Age—he lived it. His works, especially The Great...

That mischievous little monkey who continually gets himself into trouble is turning 75 this years. It's Curious George, first created by Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey. The...