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I’m with the Band: 8 of Your Favorite Authors’ Musical Side Projects

By Adina Applebaum

June 09, 2014

When they’re not writing your favorite books, they’re making your favorite music … or at least trying to.

10 Crazy Literary Families That Will Make You Feel Better During the Holidays

By Michelle King

November 26, 2013

Because there’s no way your family is worse than these.

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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.