Famous Authors

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Authors spend their lives expressing life's intricacies. Their last words capture this elegance.

As manufacture of typewriters comes to a close, look back at some of the iconic images of authors at their keyboards

From California's Joan Didion to Maine's Stephen King, here are the most famous authors from every state.

It’s evident that the works of William Shakespeare influenced the largest number of writers, but can you name one book where this…

Here at the Literary Hub office, pretty much every day is Take Your Dog to Work Day. Or so we hope and dream. Sometimes, when we’re lucky, we do have a dog in the office: our current Editoria…

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...

Discuss why Poe included an orangutan in his short story 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue'

From J.K. Rowling, Ray Bradbury, Maya Angelou, and a bunch of other people who know what they're talking about. NaNoWriMo, anyone?

Here are some of the craziest writing methods of famous authors, the bizarre habits and creative processes that have produced amazing works of literature.