Everett's "James," a daring reworking of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," won the National Book Award for fiction.

Countless classic works of literature have fallen out of copyright and into the public domain, granting normal people the ...

The National Book Awards, established in 1950, celebrate the finest achievements in American literature. Managed by the ...

It's always fun when classic books are reimagined well for modern times ... The epic poem Beowulf is one of the earliest examples of English literature. It's also notoriously hard to read in the ...

USC professor Percival Everett wins the National Book Award for Fiction for 'James,' a retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn' from ...

We speak to US author Susie Morgenstern, who's written over 150 books in her five-decade career, including several ...

Robert Smith of The Cure is another writer with a sophisticated and literary way with words. Part of the allure of The Cure ...

While buying a book for the bibliophile in your life may seem like an obvious gift idea, chances are high they’ve already ...

The unveiling of Ten Indian Classics celebrated 2,500 years of South Asia’s literary heritage with a harmonious blend of ...

As a student of fine art, Canadian cartoonist John Atkinson has quite a refined sense of humor. He creates funny ...

With the new Pedro Páramo Netflix release, one of Mexico's most famous books is given a timely and fresh reinterpretation.

As “Wizard of Oz” excitement gears up with the film release of “Wicked,” not many know the connections the story and its ...