When it comes to the death of Edgar Allan Poe, we know that he was found, in his 40th year, more or less raving mad on the streets of Baltimore wearing… Read more »

Good morning, fiends! Permit us to scare the living shit out of you: Happy Halloween, monsters. Stay dead.

Well, it’s finally come: the scariest day of the year. While you’re sitting down to that morning bowl of cobwebs, why not doing some terrifying reading with a guy who… Read more »

Earlier this month, after eighteen thousand people signed a petition, an insouciant street corner in Forest Hills, Queens was named after Third Wave Russian author, Sergei Dovlatov. Those who knew… Read more »

When images of the new statue of Edgar Allan Poe to be installed in central Boston later this year were circulated online last week, there was something awfully familiar about… Read more »

Yesterday, October 7th, marked the 164th anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s death — an event that is still shrouded in mystery. On September 28, 1849, Poe was found lying unconscious… Read more »

The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts that is “designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage citizens to… Read more »

Last year was a tumultuous one for Edgar Allan Poe’s onetime home in Baltimore. The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum had its funding from the city cut off in… Read more »

Today is April Fools’ Day, so for the next 24 hours, be careful out there on the Internet. Every story you see should be read carefully, every headline cause for… Read more »

In order to show off its collaborative capabilities, Google Documents has created a demonstration where you can collaborate with famous (and long-dead) authors on a story. It’s actually a pretty… Read more »