When Jeffrey Richards says, "I only do things with authors' names in the titles," he is being playful -- sort of. As lead producer of "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess," Richards has been fielding ...

A look inside the lives of several female authors who used male pseudonyms to shape literature and bypass societal boundaries ...

Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s multiple-choice quiz designed to test your knowledge of books and their authors. This week’s installment asks you to match up five people with their pen names.

Imagine you receive a paper to review for a journal, and the author’s name jumps out at you as that of a Nobel prizewinner. Would you be more inclined to recommend the paper for publication than if, ...