First English-language edition of Crime and Punishment sells for close to nothing at auction, then sells for a whole lot at auction
Recently, a first English-language edition of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment was found in a box of assorted, unidentified books that had been sold at an auction for a mere £14. The… Read more »
London bookshop offers one lucky reader free books for life
London’s Heywood Hill bookshop is turning eighty, and to commemorate, they’ve launched a new Library of a Lifetime contest. One lucky winner will get a newly released hardcover, every month,… Read more »
The Art of the Novella Challenge 3: The Eternal Husband
Title: The Eternal Husband Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky First published: 1870 Page count: 210 First line: The summer had come and, contrary to expectations, Velchaninov had remained in Petersburg. Here then… Read more »
Google Docs lets you collaborate with dead writers
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 »
Which writer had the greatest beard?
The Telegraph is running a slideshow of the twelve greatest author beards. While most of the beards on their list are remarkable, we were a little miffed that some of… 1 / Read more »