Mental Floss highlighted "famous novelists on symbolism in their work--and whether it was intentional."
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Quirk Books checked out some "hotel nightmares in movies and books."
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Merriam-Webster looked up "6 obscure words for messes."
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Plans have been approved for the U.K.'s first museum celebrating Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the BBC reported.
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"Even librarians, we consummate book-lovers, have books we just can't finish," the New York Public Library noted.