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What was the First Sex Scene You Ever Read?

By Michelle King

February 12, 2014

Modern authors, editors and literati discuss their first encounters with the literary sex scene.

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?

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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.