Abe Books This doodle-signature by New Journalism pioneer Gay Talese was signed not long after his bestselling dive into the world of a New York mafia family, Honor Thy Father , came out in 1971.

Famous paintings can often see new life in fresh forms like cakes, gifs, and interactive websites. Here's how some people paid tribute to their favorite famous painters. 1.

Below, I've curated a small selection of wonderful visual self-portraits by famous authors—from scribbles to full-on oil paintings, from cheeky one-offs to serious painterly studies.

April is National Poetry Month, and one author has come up with a way to make poetry fun for kids. Karen Jo Shapiro has taken the rhythms of famous poems and turned them into poetic parodies for ...

Dive into the intriguing world of optical illusions! Discover what you see first in a famous painter's portrait and what it reveals about your personality in this mind-bending visual puzzle.

This takedown of super famous author Dan Brown is so funny I cried: Renowned author Dan Brown smiled, the ends of his mouth curving upwards in a physical expression of pleasure. He felt much ...

From the 15th century to our current day, the Renaissance maxim holds true: “Every painter paints himself.” Beyond straightforward self-portraits, artists through the ages have left special ...

There may be more to Mona Lisa's smile, after all. French scientist Pascal Cotte says he has uncovered three hidden paintings beneath Leonardo Da Vinci's famous portrait. One of these hidden ...

This Author, Famous for His Rags-to-Riches Stories, Forever Shaped How We Talk About the American Dream Horatio Alger’s repetitive stories reached their true popularity and became synonymous ...

A famous portrait of Pride and Prejudice novelist Jane Austen is expected to fetch £200,000 when it goes under the hammer today. The James Andrews portrait, perhaps the most famous image of the ...