Naguib Mahfouz: His Life
The Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz was the Arab world’s most prominent literary figure. Neglected in the west, modern Arabic literature achieved international recognition when Mahfouz was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1988.
Gibbet Hill by Bram Stoker
Gibbet Hill by Bram Stoker was first published in Dublin’s Daily Express in 1890. This gothic horror tale was forgotten about until its rediscovery in 2016.
Naguib Mahfouz: His Life
The Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz was the Arab world’s most prominent literary figure. Neglected in the west, modern Arabic literature achieved international recognition when Mahfouz was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1988.
God Sees The Truth, But Waits by Leo Tolstoy
God Sees The Truth, But Waits by Leo Tolstoy was published in 1872. The tale, about a man wrongly imprisoned for murder, takes the form of a parable of forgiveness.
The Fair Dinkum Australian Book Quiz
Test your knowledge of Australian Literature with The Fair Dinkum Australian Book Quiz. 10 Questions on classic Australian books and contemporary masterpieces. Enjoy!
Mr. Lismore and the Widow by Wilkie Collins
Mr. Lismore and the Widow by Wilkie Collins was originally published in 1883. The story follows the life of Mr. Lismore, a wealthy and successful businessman, who falls in love with a beautiful widow named Mrs. Farnaby.
5 New Non Fiction Books April 2026
Coming this April in the non-fiction world we have a stunning biography of The Rolling Stones and a gripping account of a day in the life of a Roman Gladiator. Enjoy 5 New Non Fiction Books April 2026!
Book of the Month April 2026
Quizlit’s Book of the Month April 2026 is Jonathan Miles’s, darkly comic gem, Eradication. A broken man confronts a broken world on an uninhabited Pacific island, where a conservation assignment becomes a moral reckoning.
Up in Michigan by Ernest Hemingway
Up in Michigan by Ernest Hemingway was written in 1921 and revised in 1938. It is collected in Three Stories and Ten Poems.
Jikininki by Lafcadio Hearn
Jikininki by Lafcadio Hearn appears in his collection Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things published in 1904. In this strange folktale, the Jikininki are corpse eating Japanese ghosts.
Books into Movies Quiz
It wouldn’t be a very difficult quiz if the movies had just used the book title, but fortunately that isn’t always the case. Try our Books into Movies Quiz!
