1950s

Richard Powers

American novelist whose works explore the effects of modern science and technology

Pigs Have Wings

Novel by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared as a serial in Collier’s Weekly between 16 August and 20 September 1952. It was first published as a book in the United States on 16 October 1952 by Doubleday & Company, New York, and in the United Kingdom on 31 October 1952 by Herbert Jenkins, London

Charlotte’s Web

Book of children’s literature by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams; it was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers

The Dying Earth

Collection of fantasy short fiction by American writer Jack Vance, published by Hillman in 1950. Vance returned to the setting in 1965 and thereafter, making it the first book in the Dying Earth series

Guys and Dolls

Musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows