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Baen Books (/ˈbeɪn/) is an American publishing house for science fiction and fantasy. In science fiction, it emphasizes space opera, hard science fiction...

The Cadfael Chronicles is a series of historical murder mysteries written by the linguist-scholar Edith Pargeter (1913–1995) under the name Ellis Peters...

Sarrasine is a novella written by Honoré de Balzac. It was published in 1830, and is part of his Comédie Humaine. Balzac, who began writing in 1819 while...

The English novel is an important part of English literature. This article mainly concerns novels, written in English, by novelists who were born or have...

William Seward Burroughs III (July 21, 1947 – March 3, 1981), also known as William S. Burroughs Jr. and Billy Burroughs, was an American novelist. He...

This is a list of utopian literature. A utopia is a community or society possessing highly desirable or perfect qualities. It is a common literary theme...

L'Écho de Paris was a daily newspaper in Paris from 1884 to 1944. The paper's editorial stance was initially conservative and nationalistic, but it later...

Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me is a young adult novel written by Julie Johnston and published in 1994 by Lester in Toronto (Little, Brown in the US). The book...

Michael Thomas Mann (April 21, 1919 – January 1, 1977) was a German-born musician and professor of German literature. Born in Munich, Michael Mann was...

"The Callistan Menace" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It first appeared in the April 1940 issue of Astonishing Stories...

Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous, or simply Three Dialogues, is a 1713 book on metaphysics and idealism written by George Berkeley. Taking the...

Robert E. Howard's legacy extended after his death in 1936. Howard's most famous character, Conan the Barbarian, has a pop-culture imprint that has been...

Jimmy Gownley (born February 5, 1972) is an American comic book writer/artist best known for his award winning comic book Amelia Rules. He grew up in the...

Historicity in philosophy is the idea or fact that something has a historical origin and developed through history: concepts, practices, values. This is...

Dottle is the remaining plug of unburnt tobacco and ashes left in the bottom of a tobacco pipe when it has been smoked. The word is according to the Oxford...

The Treatment is a 2001 novel by British crime-writer Mo Hayder. The novel is based around the theme of pedophilia. It features her protagonist DI Jack...

Trackers is a series of untitled books written by Patrick Carman. The books appear to be an interview with Detective Ganz. and Adam sitting in a room on...

The Black Flower is a 1997 historical fiction novel written by Howard Bahr. It received numerous accolades, including being named a New York Times Notable...