WB Yeats, The Poet Behind Things Fall Apart’s Inspiration Born on 13 June 1865, WB Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist, and prose writer. He was one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature and was highly respected in his field. He published over 30 poetry collections over his lifetime. In 1923, he received the…
Meet Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes A brief intro Arthur Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859, and died on July 7, 1930, in London. He was a British writer and physician best known for creating one of the most endearing characters in English crime fiction, Sherlock Holmes. In 1887, he…
Words And Phrases Coined By William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is easily one of the most known names in English Literature. He is also credited with the introduction of over 1700 of the common words and phrases we use in our daily communication to date. Quick facts about William Shakespeare He was born on the 23rd…
Ben Okri, born on this day in 1959, is a Nigerian poet, novelist, short story writer, essayist, aphorist, and playwright. He is popularly known for his hard-to-categorize style of writing that challenges perceptions of spirituality and reality. His best-known work, 1991 Booker Prize-winning The Famished Road, is the first in a trilogy detailing the life…
Colleen Hoover: Our Favourite Romance Author In the era of Mills and Boon and the rest, Colleen Hoover came like a drop of cold water on a sunny day. Amidst the conventional historical romance, cop-style thrillers, this new author’s book resonated with a largely-ignored group of readers – Young Adults. But first of all, who…
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