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Literary Tourism: Holden Caulfield’s Central Park
Literary Tourism: Holden Caulfield’s Central Park
By Freddie Moore
July 14, 2014

Don’t be a phony. Experience New York City’s Central Park the way J. D. Salinger would want you to.

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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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Forget the After-Party: 6 Books to Read While Hiding in a Corner at Prom
Forget the After-Party: 6 Books to Read While Hiding in a Corner at Prom
By Emma Kantor
June 02, 2014

Prom-night jitters? Save room on your dance card for these literary misfits.

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Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Read This: 9 Books Targeted for “Trigger Warnings”
Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Read This: 9 Books Targeted for “Trigger Warnings”
By Justin Glawe
May 21, 2014

The Great Gatsby, Mrs. Dalloway, This is How You Lose Her — a movement on college campuses hopes to mark such works as possibly traumatic.

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Having a Patrick Bateman Monday or Panglossed for the Weekend?
Having a Patrick Bateman Monday or Panglossed for the Weekend?
By Genna Rivieccio
May 06, 2014

From ecstatic to suicidal, an emotional scale based on your favorite literary characters.

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Bottoms Up: 10 Cocktails from Your Favorite Books
Bottoms Up: 10 Cocktails from Your Favorite Books
By Adina Applebaum
March 13, 2014

Because “I read it in a book” is the best excuse for getting wasted.

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Not a Major Motion Picture: The Literary Equivalents of 10 Great Films
Not a Major Motion Picture: The Literary Equivalents of 10 Great Films
By Freddie Moore
January 30, 2014

For cinephiles who need a break from the big screen, a few book recommendations based on our favorite movies.

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Lights, Camera, Static: 10 Books That Will Never be Adapted by Hollywood
Lights, Camera, Static: 10 Books That Will Never be Adapted by Hollywood
By Michelle King
October 21, 2013

Rest easy, bibliophiles: No director will be ruining these beloved books.

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