Steven Brust, the very successful author wrote an original Firefly novel. Joss Whedon has stated that he does not want novels written in the Firefly universe so Mr. Brust has released the novel under a Creative Commons license. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

Author Harper Lee is to be given America's highest civilian honour by President George W Bush for her outstanding contribution to literature. Her only novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, which was a plea for racial tolerance, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. If someone can add a more appropriate pic that would be great.

picked by Turtle 11 months ago

"I am a master of fiction. I am also the greatest crime writer who ever lived. I am to the crime novel in specific what Tolstoy is to the Russian novel and what Beethoven is to music." - James Ellroy picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Is one's humanity from nature or nurture? Well, if humanity is something that is learned then imagine what a child reared by stray dogs would be like. This documentary tells the story of some of the more famous feral children to be found and how they are being brought back into the human community. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago