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Fact Check: Mark Twain Once Said 'No Amount of Evidence Will Ever Persuade an Idiot'?
Snopes via Yahoo News· 7 months agoKostich/FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images Claim: Author Mark Twain once said or wrote, "No amount of...
What would Florida be without the multilingual Miami Book Fair? A cultural desert | Opinion
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWho could’ve thought, when the launch of the Miami Book Fair made history 40 years ago, that South...
Charles Farrar Browne Pioneered Stand-Up Comedy in America and Inspired Mark Twain
Biography via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNewspaper writer Charles Farrar Browne created a humorous persona Artemus Ward. He performed as Ward...
Best novels retold from a different character's point of view
The Week via Yahoo News· 3 months agoComposite of book covers. The newly published "James" by Percival Everett reimagines the narrative...
As An English Major, I Spend A Lot Of Money In Books, But Here's My Best Kept Secret — Goodwill
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 1 year ago1.Goodwill is a goldmine of classic literature. Want to know what high school and college students...
1 for the books: Vermont collector auctioning millions of dollars in rare literature
The Burlington Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs a child growing up in the Old North End of Burlington, Bruce Lisman had his imagination fired by...
8 things to do this Labor Day in Connecticut
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWith summer almost wrapped up and kids heading back to school, Labor Day is a perfect opportunity to have a bit more fun with the whole family....
NYT bestselling author from Eastern WA to bring new ‘Bonkers’ book to Tri-Cities schools
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA bestselling children’s author is kicking off a national book tour March 11 at several schools...
'James' Author Percival Everett on Freedom, Violence, and the Lure of 'Huckleberry Finn'
Elle via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPercival Everett on 'James' Doubleday Books/Michael Avedon/Design by Leah Romero A few months ago, I...
Kentuckians will soon be able to legally wager on sports. Why that’s a good thing.
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMark Twain might or might not have famously said he wanted to be in Kentucky when the world ends....