What's in a (Pen) Name? (Feat. Princess Weekes) | It's Lit

PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateStoried ↓ More info below ↓ Watch the latest episode of Otherwords:    • What's the Longest Word? | Otherwords   For more It’s Lit, Otherwords, and Monstrum subscribe to Storied: http://bit.ly/pbsstoried_sub To some people, the idea of a pen name seems kind of weird. If I, a writer, am going to put countless hours of hard work and thought into my masterpiece, why wouldn’t I want to put my own name underneath the title? But from Stephen King to Ben Franklin to …., who had their own secret aliases, to Mark Twain and Dr. Seuss, whose pseudonyms became so famous that they are remembered by their pen names and not their actual names, the nom de plume has a long and proud history in the literary world. Hosted by Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes, It’s Lit! is a show about our favorite books, genres, and why we love to read. It’s Lit has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. Interested in using this video as a teaching resource? Check it out on PBS LearningMedia: https://to.pbs.org/3fRHLNL Hosted by: Princess Weekes Written by: Angelina Meehan Director: David Schulte Executive Producer: Amanda Fox Producer: Stephanie Noone Editors: Nicole Kopren Writing Consultants: Maia Krause Assistant Director of Programming (PBS): Gabrielle Ewing Executives in Charge (PBS): Brandon Arolfo, Adam Dylewski Produced by Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios. Follow us on Twitter:   / itslitpbs     / thelindsayellis     / weekesprincess   Follow us on IG:   / itslit_pbs