J. R. R. Tolkien typed the entire 1,200-page manuscript of The Lord of the Rings trilogy with only two fingers. read more J. R. R. Tolkien was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature by his friend C. S. Lewis in 1961. read more J.K. Rowling’s original Harry Potter pitch was rejected by 12 different publishers before Bloomsbury accepted it. read more James Patterson was the first person to sell 1 million e-books. He reached this milestone in 2010. read more Jane Austen hid her manuscript of Pride and Prejudice from visitors. She did not want to be caught in the act of writing. read more Jane Austen published four novels when she was alive: Sense and Sensibility (1811); Pride and Prejudice (1813); Mansfield Park (1814); Emma (1815). Jane Austen passed away in 1817 at the age of 41. read more Jane Austen’s most popular novel, Pride and Prejudice, was first published on the 28th January 1813. Jane completed the tale of Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy in 1797, sixteen years before its publication. Austen sold the copyright for the novel for £110. read more Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility was originally titled Elinor and Marianne. Her Pride and Prejudice was originally titled First Impressions. read more Jimmy Carter was one of the most literary U.S. presidents and a prolific author, having written over 30 books spanning various genres, including memoirs, poetry, and children’s literature. Among his most notable works are Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President (1982), which provides an in-depth account of his presidency, and A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety (2015), a heartfelt retrospective on his extraordinary life and legacy. read more Johannes Gutenberg, a German goldsmith, invented the Printing Press in 1440. read more John Green’s Looking for Alaska was the most challenged / banned book in 2015 according to American Library Association. Challenging means someone requested to have the book removed from a school or library. As a reference, The Bible was #6 on the list in 2015. read more John Grisham’s manuscript for A Time to Kill was rejected 28 times, but was eventually picked up by a small publisher, Wynwood Press. read more «« « 18 19 20 21 22 » »»
J. R. R. Tolkien typed the entire 1,200-page manuscript of The Lord of the Rings trilogy with only two fingers. read more
J. R. R. Tolkien was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature by his friend C. S. Lewis in 1961. read more
J.K. Rowling’s original Harry Potter pitch was rejected by 12 different publishers before Bloomsbury accepted it. read more
James Patterson was the first person to sell 1 million e-books. He reached this milestone in 2010. read more
Jane Austen hid her manuscript of Pride and Prejudice from visitors. She did not want to be caught in the act of writing. read more
Jane Austen published four novels when she was alive: Sense and Sensibility (1811); Pride and Prejudice (1813); Mansfield Park (1814); Emma (1815). Jane Austen passed away in 1817 at the age of 41. read more
Jane Austen’s most popular novel, Pride and Prejudice, was first published on the 28th January 1813. Jane completed the tale of Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy in 1797, sixteen years before its publication. Austen sold the copyright for the novel for £110. read more
Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility was originally titled Elinor and Marianne. Her Pride and Prejudice was originally titled First Impressions. read more
Jimmy Carter was one of the most literary U.S. presidents and a prolific author, having written over 30 books spanning various genres, including memoirs, poetry, and children’s literature. Among his most notable works are Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President (1982), which provides an in-depth account of his presidency, and A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety (2015), a heartfelt retrospective on his extraordinary life and legacy. read more
John Green’s Looking for Alaska was the most challenged / banned book in 2015 according to American Library Association. Challenging means someone requested to have the book removed from a school or library. As a reference, The Bible was #6 on the list in 2015. read more
John Grisham’s manuscript for A Time to Kill was rejected 28 times, but was eventually picked up by a small publisher, Wynwood Press. read more
