The home lies on Manhattan’s Upper West Side in the Orwell House, an early-1900 co-op building and has impressive Central Park views. Child has lived in the apartment with his family for the past 10 years. The four-bedroom single-story home has a great room with picture windows and, unsurprisingly for an author’s home, a library wall brimming with books. Price: $11 Million. Read more
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One of the most prominent coastal houses in Cornwall, with a significant literary history, sitting elevated and proud with panoramic sea views. Read more
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The historic Mayfair mansion spans five floors and was originally built in 1902. Read more
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The 3,000-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bath spread opens with an entry foyer, followed by a 30-foot-long gallery that branches off to the bedrooms, kitchen, dining and common areas. The living room and the library, the latter of which Jong used as her office, boast wall-to-wall custom bookcases that house her impressive book collection… Read more
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Steventon House in Hampshire, the home that replaced the original building where many of Austen’s most famous novels were written, is now on the market for nearly $10.5 million. Read more
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John Steinbeck’s home in Long Island’s Sag Harbor may soon secure its place in literary history, thanks to an impassioned coalition of readers, writers, and booksellers. The Sag Harbor Partnership; the town of Southampton, N.Y.; and the University of Texas at Austin have joined forces to purchase Steinbeck’s beloved summer cottage, which is currently for sale for the first time in 60 years. The goal: to preserve the property to use as a writers retreat, hosted by UT Austin’s Michener Center for Writers. Read more
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The celebrated writer and her husband, Leonard, moved into Hogarth House in 1915, when the outer London town—the only one located on both sides of the River Thames—was still a part of Surrey (it became part of London in 1965). Two years later, they founded Hogarth Press by purchasing a small hand press and some second-hard typeface, according to the Richmond government website. The press published a total of 32 books between 1917 to 1924, when the couple moved to another London residence. Read more
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The sun-kissed home on Mount Soledad where the late Theodor Geisel gazed at the Pacific and composed most of his beloved series of Dr. Seuss children’s books will soon be put up for sale by its owner, UC San Diego … The property has four bedrooms and four bathrooms, according to Redfin, a real estate brokerage company, which estimates the property’s value at $5,811,846. Read more
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Four bedroom riverside cottage plus three bedroom annex. Private mooring. £1,000,000. Read more
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Set on just over half an acre of land, the house borders 45 acres of preserve, which makes for peaceful, pastoral views of flora and fauna all year round. Asking $1.2 million… Read more
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