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March 26, 2026 at 9:22 AM
The Mountain Remembers Homer
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March 31, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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From peculiar authors to peculiar plots, this is a journey through the delightful oddities of literature! 🤓📖 buff.ly/3PsOc8X
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November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
📚 🧐 #NewPost From peculiar authors to peculiar plots, this is a journey through the delightful oddities of literature! 🤓📖 https://buff.ly/3PsOc8X #Blog #Writing #LiteraryHistory #WittyReads #LiteraryHistory #WittyReads
December 26, 2024 at 6:30 PM
On this day in 1963, Sylvia Plath passed away. Her work—sharp, unflinching, and deeply personal—still resonates decades later. The Bell Jar and Ariel shaped the conversation around mental health, creativity, and survival. #OnThisDay #SylviaPlath #LiteraryHistory #Poetry #TheBellJar
February 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
On this day in 1890, Russian author and poet Boris Pasternak was born. Pasternak is best known for his novel Doctor Zhivago, which was banned in the Soviet Union but won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958. Pasternak declined the prize. #OnThisDay #BorisPasternak #DoctorZhivago #LiteraryHistory
February 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Amazing! Fantastic! Astounding! Science Fiction and the Pulp Magazines. Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Amazing Stories, see original pulp art, decades-old magazines, books, and more. February 16 – May 3, 2026.

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February 20, 2026 at 6:15 PM
On This Day: May 26
In 1897, Dracula by Bram Stoker was published in London. With one book, Stoker gave the world Count Dracula, rewrote horror literature, and set the template for every vampire story that followed. Some legends refuse to die.

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May 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
February 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Step into the wonderfully weird world of literature! From eccentric authors to bizarre plots, this is a celebration of the quirkiest corners of literary history. 🤓📖 buff.ly/6PqpK1z
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August 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A piece of literary history on the way to grab a coffee 💙📚🇬🇧🕵️ #Booksky #ianfleming #jamesbond #blueplaque #london #literaryhistory #travelphotography #literaryphotography
August 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Unlock the untold stories of forgotten women writers who shaped literature with their powerful voices. 📚✨ Dive into their legacies and rediscover the brilliance that time almost forgot. #LiteraryHistory #WomenWriters #BookBlogging
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November 27, 2024 at 5:55 PM
On this day, February 15, 2011, renowned poet and author Maya Angelou was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. This honor recognized her profound contributions to literature and the civil rights movement. #OnThisDay #MayaAngelou #LiteraryHistory #CivilRights
February 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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On this day, Shakespeare was born (probably) and died (definitely). Which, frankly, is an extremely Shakespearean move. #OnThisDay #WritingCommunity #LiteraryHistory

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April 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
James Baldwin wrote the first draft of Go Tell It on the Mountain in three fevered days at age 24.

He said it felt less like writing a novel and more like “an eruption.”

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December 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Did you know that Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time? With over 2 billion copies of her books sold worldwide, her mystery novels have captivated readers for decades. (And I love her.) #DidYouKnow #AgathaChristie #MysteryNovels #LiteraryHistory #BookLovers #TheMessThatMadeThem
February 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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On this day in 1896, French writer, poet, and visual artist André Breton was born. He is best known as the founder of the Surrealist movement, which sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind. #OnThisDay #AndréBreton #Surrealism #ArtHistory #LiteraryHistory
February 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
On this day in 1828, Jules Verne was born. He went on to invent the steampunk aesthetic, predict submarines, space travel, and deep-sea exploration, and make every English teacher pretend they’ve read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in its entirety. #OnThisDay #SciFi #LiteraryHistory #WritingCommunity
February 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM