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Charles Bukowski: Laureate of Lowlife L.A.
Charles Bukowski: Laureate of Lowlife L.A.
By Nicholas Laskin
August 15, 2014

Remembering the Dirty Old Man and his relationship to Los Angeles.

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Literary Tourism: 6 American Sites That Inspired Great Books
Literary Tourism: 6 American Sites That Inspired Great Books
By Freddie Moore
June 02, 2014

Tourism for book nerds who would rather see Walden Pond than Times Square.

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Celebrate Limerick Day with Poems About 3 Classic Novels
Celebrate Limerick Day with Poems About 3 Classic Novels
By Freddie Moore
May 12, 2014

These three poems might not be as dirty as “A Man from Nantucket,” but with Nabokov, Bukowski and McInerney, we’re getting close.

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Happy Mardi Gras: Literary Characters You Would Love to Party with Off the Page
Happy Mardi Gras: Literary Characters You Would Love to Party with Off the Page
By Freddie Moore
March 04, 2014

What better way to celebrate Carnival than with a parade of characters who know how to get down?

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