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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." We all know famous lines like these, but can you identify the classic novels they come from? The post Can You Identify These 15 Opening Lines from 15 Famous Authors? appeared first on Reader's Digest.

Kurt Vonnegut, ca. 1972. Photograph by PBS This interview with Kurt Vonnegut was originally a composite of four interviews done with the author over the past decade. The composite has gone through an extensive working over by the subject himself, who looks upon his own spoken words on the p...

Whether studying or lecturing, each of these authors have spent time at the oldest university in the UK. Which famous authors went to Oxford?

Charles Dickens writes with a quill at his desk in 1858. He wrote everything by hand, from 9am to 2pm every day. Writing inspiration.

Explore the 10 all-time favorite books that made it onto legendary writer and punk poet provocateur Eileen Myles' reading list. For more book recommendations from famous authors, artists, musicians, and more, visit the Radical Reads blog.

There are countless books that purport to teach you how to write. Many of them are good. Some of them are not quite as good. This is the usual way of things. However, I am always most excited to co…

In a celebration of the brilliant female authors of the past, we’ve collated a list of our top ten classic feminist novels. The works of these pioneering female authors serve as a reminder that women have been breaking barriers for centuries. #feministnovels #classicfeministliterature #classicbooks #readandcobooks

The beautiful and quirky workspaces of famous authors

UNESCO on Instagram: "On this day in 1950, famed author George Orwell passed away in London, England. The year before his passing, he published one of his most famous works – 1984 – a fictional story that took readers into a dystopian future of government control and surveillance. Orwell, whose birth name was Eric Arthur Blair, was born in Bengal (present-day India) in 1903. From a young age he was convinced he would be a famous author. The year before his passing, he published one of his…