Edward Gorey : an introduction / Karen Wilkin -- And "G" is for Gorey who here tells his story (1973) / Jan Hodenfield -- The City Ballet fan extraordinaire (1973) / Anna Kisselgoff -- Balletgorey ...

Edward Gorey (1925-2000), the author and illustrator of more than 100 droll, disquieting little picture books, guarded his inner life closely. “Part of me is genuinely eccentric, part of me is a bit ...

“Everyday life is very discomfiting,” the American writer and illustrator Edward Gorey told The National Observer in 1976. “I guess I’m trying to convey that discomfiting texture in my books.” But ...

How did you first learn your ABCs? Was it Sesame Street? An indulgent parent? Or was it a gruesomely giggly tale of children meeting their demise through meticulously illustrated storybook pages and ...

In late September, the Order of the Good Death, a group of academics, artists and death professionals, held its annual Death Salon, which this year took place at Mount Auburn cemetery in Boston. Among ...

From now until Jan. 12, should you find yourself wandering aimlessly around Harvard Yard, consider exploring Houghton Library’s latest exhibition, “Edward Gorey: The Gloomy Gallery.” Against the ...