my favorite thing in all world literature (and that includes all the heavy classics) is a novelette called Calumet K by Merwin-Webster," Rand wrote in 1945. The book was famous then, but if you ...

John Feinstein, who is a famous sports writer and author, died on Thursday at the age of 69. His death was unexpected and ...

It may be the shortest month of the year, but February is still the birth month for many famous authors. Here are some of our favourite wordsmiths whose birthdays fall this month, and the ...

It's no secret that many of America's greatest literary icons inserted autobiographical details into their works, but there is perhaps no better way to get to know each author than by visiting his ...

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Many authors seem particularly keen to help their ... who had written in asking for her own rabbit Fluffy to be included in her famous Peter Rabbit stories, explaining that she receives many ...

We've had a look back through the Oxford Mail archive to find pictures of famous authors visiting Oxfordshire bookshops through time.