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Are Kids Still Reading, Loving & Hating the Classics in English Class?
Are Kids Still Reading, Loving & Hating the Classics in English Class?
By Luke O'Neil
October 30, 2013

We chat with three high school English teachers to find out if students today still love/hate the same books that we grew up reading.

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This is Actually What It’s like to Sell Drugs in New York
This is Actually What It’s like to Sell Drugs in New York
By Arvind Dilawar
October 29, 2013

In Dealers, author Peter Madsen interviews hustlers, thieves and cops to better understand the human aspects of selling drugs in New York City.

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Searching for Linda Goodman
Searching for Linda Goodman
By Adrian Shirk
October 25, 2013

One writer's obsessive hunt for the real life story of reclusive American astrologer Linda Goodman.

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This is What the Parks and Recreation Crew are Reading
This is What the Parks and Recreation Crew are Reading
By Michelle King
October 23, 2013

Everyone from the Pawnee Parks Department may hate the library, but that doesn’t mean they hate reading.

 

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9 Great African-American Writers You Didn’t Read in Class
9 Great African-American Writers You Didn’t Read in Class
By Jake Flanagin
October 22, 2013

Exposure to literature by African-Americans ends in the classroom for some readers, but everyone should know these nine authors.

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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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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Matt Zoller Seitz at The Strand
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Matt Zoller Seitz at The Strand
By Michelle King
October 15, 2013

Matt Zoller Seitz, Richard Brody and Lisa Rosman discuss The Wes Anderson Collection, Seitz’s intimate look at the work of the critically acclaimed director.

 
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8 Hilarious Audiobooks Written and Narrated by Comedians
8 Hilarious Audiobooks Written and Narrated by Comedians
By Jake Flanagin
October 14, 2013

If you want a laugh but are too lazy to read, these audiobooks narrated by their comic authors are for you.

 
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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Jhumpa Lahiri at St. Joseph’s College
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Jhumpa Lahiri at St. Joseph’s College
By Freddie Moore
October 10, 2013

Jhumpa Lahiri discusses the inspiration for her new novel, The Lowland, her family’s politics and the mystery of her parents’ lives in India.

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And Every Day Was Overcast
And Every Day Was Overcast
By Paul Kwiatkowski
October 09, 2013

Among the strip malls and swamps of South Florida, a teenager struggles with the violence of everyday life.

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