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In Praise of the Simple Sentence

By Trisha Leon

August 20, 2014

Comparing passages from Ian McEwan and Ernest Hemingway reveals the power of the simple sentence: its honesty.

Celebrate National Friendship Month with an Album of Fabulous Author Friendships

By Freddie Moore

February 19, 2014

Melt your heart with these photos of famous author BFFs hanging out, and read some of their finest words on friendship.

Book Sword: Marcel Proust, Dylan Thomas, Ian McEwan & More

By Kate Gavino

August 22, 2013

We take literary-minded words and anagram them to find ... deeper meaning? Hidden truth? Happy coincidence?

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Eat Prey Drug: Summerland

Escaping a catastrophic blizzard to take peyote in the Arizona desert, Paul Kwiatkowski concludes his investigation into alternate perceptions of consciousness.

The Biggest Little-Known Influence on H. P. Lovecraft

M. R. James was an English author, scholar and inspiration to Lovecraft, though the world may have forgotten it.

The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still

Get a bleary-eyed view of moonshining from a modern day bootlegger.