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Etgar Keret on Israel & Why Fiction Writers Should Discuss Politics
Etgar Keret on Israel & Why Fiction Writers Should Discuss Politics
By Freddie Moore
July 28, 2014

Keret’s new op-ed in The New Yorker resounds a very necessary call for writers to speak their minds.

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Speak, Memory: When Novelists Turn to Memoir
Speak, Memory: When Novelists Turn to Memoir
By Freddie Moore
July 25, 2014

If Nabokov’s memoir catalyzed Lolita, who knows what memoir writing can do for Gary Shteyngart and Tom Robbins.

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Thirsty Thursday: Quotes on the Power of Alcohol from Your Favorite Writers
Thirsty Thursday: Quotes on the Power of Alcohol from Your Favorite Writers
By Freddie Moore
June 19, 2014

A little positive reinforcement from your favorite authors while you daydream about pre-gaming for the weekend. Go ahead, pour yourself a tall one.

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Embracing Uncertainty: 13 Quotes to Ground Your Graduation Anxiety
Embracing Uncertainty: 13 Quotes to Ground Your Graduation Anxiety
By Freddie Moore
May 20, 2014

After being in school for basically your entire life, of course graduation is scary. Thankfully, there’s quote therapy for that.

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Book Sword: David Sedaris, Margaret Atwood, Tom Robbins & More
Book Sword: David Sedaris, Margaret Atwood, Tom Robbins & More
By Kate Gavino
August 01, 2013

We take literary-minded words and anagram them to find ... deeper meaning? Hidden truth? Happy coincidence?

 

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Cheese Reads: 10 Amazing Cheeses and Their Literary Counterparts
Cheese Reads: 10 Amazing Cheeses and Their Literary Counterparts
By Freddie Moore
June 14, 2013

Cheese mongers of the literary world, unite!  We're matching famous authors with their curdy counterparts. It's time to get cheesy with it.  

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