Writers are known for their words, but sometimes they’d rather not sign their real name to them. Many famous authors took on secret identities to publish their work, and some pseudonyms even became ...

Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about literary culture. This week’s installment salutes the tenacity of the literary strivers who worked a variety of jobs before finding success ...

Many book lovers may not realize that some of the most popular books out there are also the most censored. It’s Banned Books Week, which highlights the need for free and open access to information in ...

Star Trek’s Spock has always been a master of analytical reasoning, and now we know why. He’s a direct descendant of Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. That revelation was dropped this ...