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How did Shakespeare make his money?

Apr 21, 2016
Did theater or wool-trading account for the playwright's wealth?
A Sotheby's employee handles a copy of William Shakespeare, The First Folio 1623 on July 7, 2006 in London, England. 
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Mona Simpson on the economics behind 'Casebook'

Jun 6, 2014
We're asking authors about the numbers that inspire them.
Author Mona Simpson.
Gasper Tringale

Khaled Hosseini on the economics behind 'And the Mountains Echoed'

Jun 3, 2014
We're asking authors about the numbers that inspire them.
Author Khaled Hosseini.
Elena Seibert

Gillian Flynn on the economics behind 'Gone Girl'

Jun 2, 2014
We're asking authors about the numbers that inspire them.
Author Gillian Flynn.
Heidi Jo Brady

Book awards push for a wider audience

Oct 14, 2013
Literary prizes like the Man Booker and National Book Award try to broaden their appeal.

Why is it so hard to make a career as a short story writer?

Oct 10, 2013
Alice Munro's Nobel Prize for Literature is unusual in that she was a short story writer, rather than a novelist. How did she manage to make a career as a short story writer?

'Fifty Shades' of… wine?

Sep 25, 2013
Wine -- brought to you by the makers of erotic literary sensation 'Fifty Shades of Grey.'

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Every scholarly article archived online

Sep 24, 2013
Prestigious institutions are joining forces to preserve literature.

Scrooge: Generous to a fault?

Dec 21, 2012
Ebeneezer Scrooge seems the epitome of a bad boss. He keeps the thermostat low, you have to beg for a day off and forget about a holiday office party. But is Scrooge's bad reputation undeserved?

A happy ending for Random House

Aug 25, 2010
Finally a publisher wins a fight in the brave new world of e-books. Last month, literary agent Andrew Wylie struck a deal with Amazon to publish a...