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The 10 Best Friendships in Literature

By Michelle King

February 18, 2014

Celebrate National Friendship Month with these 10 novels that feature the best best friends.

Chapterflicks: The Best Miniseries Based On Books

By Jake Flanagin

May 17, 2013

More isn’t always less. Why settle for a 120 minutes of a Jane Austen movie when a miniseries is double the serving?

When Meryton Met Westeros: the Bennet and Stark Connection

By BBP Intern

April 15, 2013

Two different worlds, two different eras, two different mediums, but two similar families. The Bennets, from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and the Starks, from A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin and the HBO television series, somehow manage to be each others foil.

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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.