Literally Blogging

Well, friends, I’ve done it. I’ve uncovered another clue in our latest literary mystery. I saw the man reading on his porch again: same spot in the book, naturally. So I went home to get my digital camera, hoping to snap his picture and post it here, in case any of our FBI agent readers may recognize him.
Perhaps that would be unethical or even illegal, but really, what do laws matter in the pursuit of truth and justice? Alas, he wasn’t there when I returned. But his book was. Knowing that the identity of the tome could provide crucial evidence, …read more

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This is one of my favorite categories here, because if literature is filled with one thing, it’s whackjobs. Writers and readers are totally nutters, and we love them for it.
We have a Literally Wacky mystery on our hands, my friends. One we are going to solve. For three days now, as I’ve roamed around my apartment complex for some errand or another, I’ve passed a guy sitting on his porch, reading a book. Not so unusual, except that he’s always staring at the exact same spot in the book. In three days, he hasn’t progressed at all. Well, okay, I …read more

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This entry is for the fabulous Heather, who likes weird things.
Did you know…

In the 1631 publication of the bible, a printer accidentally omitted the word “not” from the seventh commandment, encouraging readers to commit adultery.

Writer D.H. Lawrence, well known for erotic novels such as “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” was a prude in real life and would only make love in the dark.

English poet Ben Johnson had his heel bone stolen by the Dean of Westminster when his grave was disturbed in 1849. It later turned up in a junkshop in 1938.

During the French Revolution the new French Constitution was bound …read more

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Because let’s face it, who’s weirder and wackier than a writer? This will bring you all sorts of little-known literature facts that are…well, weird and wacky.

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