I decided to read The Bell Jar because I was sad. Not just sad: gloomy. Like a cloud of non-specific melancholy had descended over every aspect of my life. I was on the rocks with my boyfriend. Two of ...

This is kind of embarrassing to admit, but until just recently I was under the misguided impression that a Pulitzer Prize in poetry might actually entitle a gal to a little literary respect. Good ...

Here's some Sylvia Plath news that isn't depressing — and is actually kind of swell. There’s a newly discovered and extremely rare proof copy of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar, and it will be auctioned ...

A rare proof of Sylvia Plath’s novel “The Bell Jar” is coming up for auction in England. Bonhams will auction the uncorrected proof of the book, printed before publication, on June 24. The proof of ...

Sylvia Plath's novel The Bell Jar is a masterpiece — and one of my favorite books. The novel, loosely based on Plath's own life, is about Esther Greenwood, whose descent into mental illness eerily ...