April 23, 1564, is believed to be the renowned William Shakespeare’s birthday. Shakespeare would go on to become one of the world’s most influential playwrights and poets, and his works... read more →
OCLC recently released “The Library 100: Top Novels of All Time,” a list of the 100 novels most widely available in libraries whose catalogs can be found via WorldCat. If... read more →
Edited and curated by Yale University professor Harold Bloom, Bloom’s Literature offers a comprehensive resource for the study of literature—but don’t just take our word for it! Our brand-new overview video... read more →
Bloom’s Literature features 2,600+ full-text, searchable poems. Each poem has a corresponding analytical entry in the database, allowing students and researchers to enhance their understanding of a poem’s power by reading... read more →
In a major new update, Bloom's Literature is now partnering with Publishers Weekly to offer more than 4,000 of PW's author interviews and profiles, from 1989 to the present. These... read more →
More than 2,500 critical extracts from the Writers of English series have been added to Bloom’s Literature. The Writers of English series includes everything from classic science fiction and fantasy... read more →
Several popular features in Bloom’s Literature have just been enhanced, with a new look and new functionality that make the award-winning database even easier and more intuitive to use. “Most... read more →
Infobase has added itslearning to its selection of supported LTI apps for Bloom’s Literature. Subscribers can embed Bloom’s Literature resources directly into their courses without leaving the LMS. Bloom’s Literature... read more →
A wealth of new content has just been added to Bloom’s Literature, including the following: New Literary Classics The full contents of more than 200 classic works of literature have... read more →
Are your students and patrons watching The Great American Read on PBS? As part of its celebration of the joy of reading, this eight-part television series presents a list of American readers’ 100 favorite... read more →