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A Trend of Ice and Fire: George R. R. Martin at the Pop Culture Pinnacle
A Trend of Ice and Fire: George R. R. Martin at the Pop Culture Pinnacle
By Paul Murufas
September 10, 2014

How did Martin muscle his way to the best-seller's list with A Song of Ice and Fire?

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Party Monsters and Book Wyrms: An Interview with Michael Alig
Party Monsters and Book Wyrms: An Interview with Michael Alig
By Daniel Genis
September 10, 2014

Talking books with the King of the Club Kids.

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The Phantom Behind The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom Behind The Phantom of the Opera
By Benjamin Welton
September 03, 2014

Most famous for The Phantom of the Opera, Gaston Leroux was also an accomplished — though now largely forgotten — journalist and short story writer.

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Why I Avoid Film Adaptations of Books I Love
Why I Avoid Film Adaptations of Books I Love
By Michelle King
August 19, 2014

Doesn’t matter how good the movie is or how true to the text, I’m not watching it — and maybe you shouldn’t either.

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Peter Pan, the Boy Who Changed
Peter Pan, the Boy Who Changed
By Michelle King
June 19, 2014

On the 77th anniversary of J. M. Barrie’s death, we look at the ways in which his classic children’s story has been distorted over the years and why.

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Action? 5 Times Your Favorite Books Almost Hit the Screen
Action? 5 Times Your Favorite Books Almost Hit the Screen
By Adam D'Arpino
June 17, 2014

If your favorite work of literature has never been adapted into a movie or TV show, it’s not for a lack of trying.

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4 Great Films Inspired by 4 Great Short Stories — Which You Can Read Free Online!
4 Great Films Inspired by 4 Great Short Stories — Which You Can Read Free Online!
By Alex Trivilino
June 12, 2014

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Minority Report, Everything Must Go — all based on short stories, all available to read right now.

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Write, Camera, Action: 11 Authors Who Wrote Screenplays
Write, Camera, Action: 11 Authors Who Wrote Screenplays
By Michelle King
June 03, 2014

And you thought Joan Didion, William Faulkner and Dave Eggers only wrote books.

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Dostoyevsky and the Silver Screen: The Best Film Adaptations of His Work
Dostoyevsky and the Silver Screen: The Best Film Adaptations of His Work
By Genna Rivieccio
May 22, 2014

Crime and Punishment, Notes from Underground, The Brothers Karamazov — basically everything by Dostoyevsky has been made into a movie more than once.

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What Would Wes Anderson Read?
What Would Wes Anderson Read?
By Freddie Moore
May 01, 2014

Celebrate the director’s 45th birthday with eight great reads to complement his fantastic films.

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