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One More Reason to Love Flannery O’Connor
Most people consider Flannery O’Connor the master of all things grotesque, but the Southern author always felt like her work was misunderstood by those who failed to recognize its religious themes. “I...
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The First Edition Covers of 25 Classic Books
We try not to judge books by their covers — both proverbially and literally — but sometimes we just can’t help it. After all, the cover is your first impression of a book, and can inform the way you...
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What’s On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office
Today at Flavorpill, we explored Kristen Stewart’s evolving style. We spotted 15 ridiculous trends from Fashion Month. We reviewed the top 10 challenged titles of the year with Huff Post Books. We...
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Writers Praising Writers: 15 of the Best Compliments from One Author to Another
We all know authors can insult one another with aplomb, but do those bitter wordsmiths ever have anything nice to say? Well, yes, of course. If we had to guess, we’d say that most authors’ biggest fans...
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12 Famous Authors’ Very First Author Photos
Authors have to be pretty careful about the photos they choose to have on their dust jackets. Not only is it remarkably easy to fall prey to one of those pesky author photo clichés, but those first...
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Adorable Pictures of Famous Writers and Their Pets
A dog may be man’s best friend, but some men make better friends than others. To us, it’s always seemed as though pets attach themselves to artists (and vice versa, of course) in greater numbers than...
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A Required Reading List For the End of the World
Well, we’ve made it folks: it’s the end of the world. Or, er, maybe it will be, sometime today. In these end times, we’ve been thinking about our dear friend P.J. O’Rourke, who once quipped a quip...
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Books That Will Inspire You to Be a Better Person in 2013
The holiday season is traditionally a time for charity and warm fuzzy feelings, but sometimes we need a little extra inspiration. That is, a captivating read that will also make us want to be a better...
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10 of the Most Twisted Short Stories About Love
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, which has us thinking about affairs of the heart — but not in the Hallmark card way, of course. Yesterday saw the release of Ludmilla Petrushevskaya’s There Once Lived a...
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The Fascinating Self-Portraits of 20 Famous Authors
They say writing is a form of self-expression — but it’s not the only one. And if we had to guess, we’d bet that many of our favorite authors have a little bit more going on in their heads than the...
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Fascinating Photos of Famous Authors as Teenagers
Over the weekend, Vol.1 Brooklyn pointed us towards this delightful collection of never-before-seen photographs of Ernest Hemingway as a teenager, in all his handsomely smug glory. Inspired, we took it...
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33 Wonderful Fan-Designed Covers for Famous Novels
Here at Flavorwire, we’re suckers for a great book cover — even if that book cover never actually made it into production. After all, it’s not too much of a stretch to imagine that sometimes the best...
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The 10 Greatest Creepy Farm Books
In Julie Sarkissian’s wonderful debut novel, Dear Lucy, which hits shelves today, a young woman with a peculiar way of perceiving the world finds herself exiled from her mother’s life, living on a farm...
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50 Places Every Literary Fan Should Visit
If you’re like us, and you hear that you’re in an area that is home to a place that has any little bit of literary historical significance, you have to go and visit it. Since (statistically speaking)...
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50 of the Best Books You Haven’t Read by Authors You Already Love
Looking for something to read but don’t want to stray too far from the authors you know and love? Seeking undiscovered literary gems to talk about at dinner parties? Want to delve into the backlist of...
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Completion Is Perfection: 75 Vintage Dust Jackets of Classic Books
Looking at a beautifully designed book cover is one thing, but if you only get the front, you aren’t getting the whole story. Older book covers served as windows into what people used to read, thanks...
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10 Must-Read Books for November
The eleventh month on the calendar finds us doing more reading inside while curling up under blankets, drinking hot beverages, and if you’re lucky, sitting by a fireplace. All these things really make...
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Flavorwire Exclusive: Read an Excerpt From Flannery O’Connor’s ‘A Prayer...
Whether you believe in a higher power or not, there is something inspirational about reading one of your favorite writers’ personal prayers to the god he or she believes in, invoking that being not for...
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10 Controversial Short Stories
It caused an uproar upon its publication, but Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” is considered by many to be her most famous work. She essentially conceived of The Hunger Games before it existed with her...
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10 Cold Weather Book and Music Pairings for Deep Thinkers
Reading a book while listening to music that relies heavily on a singer is a difficult challenge, as the lyrics that are being crooned or screamed into your ears (or both, if you’re going through Nick...
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