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Black Balloon Publishing's Favorite Literary Magazines

By Michelle King

June 27, 2014

Add these literary magazines to your summer (and fall, and winter, and spring) reading lists.

Spies with Taste: The CIA’s Involvement in the Arts

By David Forbes

May 27, 2014

The Paris Review, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and government-sponsored kool-aid acid tests — American spooks are so cultured.

Chekhov of the Suburbs: 5 Great John Cheever Works You Can Read Online for Free

By Freddie Moore

May 27, 2014

In celebration of what would be John Cheever’s 102nd birthday, we’re sharing five free reads that flaunt what he was known for: the short story.

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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.