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In March 2024, author and poet Christopher Cokinos joined three other artists in a simulated lunar mission named Imagination 1.

space exploration

A Poet’s Guide to the Moon and Eclipse

Author Christopher Cokinos can’t get enough of the moon.

Jonathan Feakins April 5, 2024

O. Henry Museum

The former home of one of America's greatest short story writers is home to an annual pun competition.

A illustration depicts the Hopkinsville Goblins incident from 1955, when a group claims they were assaulted by aliens of some sort.

The Long, Surprising Legacy of the Hopkinsville Goblins

Or, why families under siege make for great movies.

Colin Dickey February 8, 2024

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington Writers Walk

Quotes and poems etched on stone plaques are hidden along this waterfront walkway.

Bagnères-de-Luchon, France

Bust of Edmond Rostand

The writer of 'Cyrano De Bergerac' found inspiration in this Pyrennes spa town.

Fruit Cove, Florida

Beluthahatchee Park

The longtime home of author Stetson Kennedy, this park counts Woody Guthrie as a former resident.

Mississippi Writers Room and Collection at the Eudora Welty Library in Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Writer's Room at the Eudora Welty Library

A glimpse into the state's vibrant literary culture along with inspiring stories from an inclusive author community.

All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura

Puzzle Monday: Does English Need a New Alphabet?

Alex Bellos March 13, 2023

View of the Colonia de la Prensa Gate

Colonia de la Prensa Gate

This Art Nouveau gate still stands at the former entrance of a 20th-century Spanish writer's colony.

The Writers Chair 5

Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland

The Writers Chair

Designed to inspire artists visiting the island.

Podcast: Anne Spencer’s Garden

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team August 30, 2022

Lisbon, Portugal

Casa Fernando Pessoa

A museum dedicated to one of Portugal's most celebrated writers.

Fleming with the diary that made her posthumously famous.

Kirkcaldy, Scotland

Grave of Marjorie Fleming

A tribute to a child prodigy who died way too young.

Maryborough, Australia

The Story Bank

A museum dedicated to the legacy of writer P.L. Travers and her most beloved character, Mary Poppins.

An illustration of an entry from Sylvia Plath's journals, 1951, part of the "Sylvia Plath's Food Diary" project.

This Writer Is Tweeting Everything Sylvia Plath Ever Ate

Busting sexist myths about a famous poet, one tweet at a time.

Reina Gattuso March 19, 2021

Novelist Sir Walter Scott, who lived from 1771 to 1832.

Why 1920s L.A. Went Wild for an 19th-Century Scottish Novelist

Walter Scott wrote fantasies about medieval Saxons—just the thing for Jazz Age Angelenos.

Keith Johnston January 7, 2021

12 Places in Massachusetts Where Literature Comes to Life

50 States of Wonder

San Diego, California

Hotel del Coronado

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.