Emily Temple

These paper-and-ink drafts offer glimpses into the creative habits of 25 authors who wrote their timeless works the old-fashioned way.

Creative thinkers often have some unconventional impulses: Immanuel Kant liked being wrapped up like a mummy, and Charles Dickens lived with a bunch of animals.

Honorees from the publication's once-in-a-decade list praise their contemporaries.

"The richest children were more possessive."

The many parental and professorial objections to the teaching of literature like To Kill a Mockingbird, Animal Farm, and more

A variety of questionable celebrity pointers, from Snooki's parenting tips to Benjamin Franklin on how to choose a mistress

From Tina Fey's memoir to Margaret Atwood and Octavia Butler's dystopias, these works offer a window into the female experience.

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in jaunty cursive loops; Emily and Charlotte Brontë, meanwhile, wrote on scraps of paper so tiny their penmanship requires a magnifying glass.

Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Mencken, and other scribes had deep thoughts on boozing.

Five books the mysterious ad exec should read, with an optional Old Fashioned in hand.