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A Day in the Life of a Russian Author’s Wife
A Day in the Life of a Russian Author’s Wife
By Rachael Daum
October 23, 2014

Vera Nabokova, Sophia Tolstaya, Anna Dostoyevskaya and Natalia Solzhenitsyna — suffering and child-rearing, while acting as wife and secretary to genius.

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A Partisan Review: The Political Ideologies of 5 Famous Authors
A Partisan Review: The Political Ideologies of 5 Famous Authors
By Justin Glawe
May 06, 2014

From Freak Power to McCarthy-esque anti-Communism, five authors who loudly proclaimed their political allegiances.

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5 Writers Who Suffered from Mental Illnesses & the Impact It Had on Their Art
5 Writers Who Suffered from Mental Illnesses & the Impact It Had on Their Art
By Kim McCann
February 26, 2014

While mental illness isn’t a prerequisite for producing great art, some evidence suggests that there may be a connection between it and creativity.

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“War and Peace” and I
“War and Peace” and I
By Nelson Peters
July 19, 2013

From the natural gas fields of Northern Alberta to the Argentine Pampas, a writer wrestles with Tolstoy’s masterpiece.

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Barbie & Books: the Cross-Market Campaign Waiting to Happen
Barbie & Books: the Cross-Market Campaign Waiting to Happen
By BBP Intern
February 05, 2013

 Why hasn’t Mattel ever paired Barbie with a literary classic? We decided to make their jobs easy by whipping up some cross-marketing campaigns of our own. You're welcome.

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