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Clementine’s Weekly Reading Series: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Clementine’s Weekly Reading Series: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
By Clementine The Hedgehog
November 20, 2013

This week, Clementine the Hedgehog discusses Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell.

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Check Out How Many Kids on Twitter Hate Reading Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
Check Out How Many Kids on Twitter Hate Reading Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
By Arvind Dilawar
November 20, 2013

#ThisBookIsTooLong #FML

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Sister Carrie or Carrie Bradshaw? A Quote Quiz
Sister Carrie or Carrie Bradshaw? A Quote Quiz
By Kate Gavino
November 19, 2013

Same name, same sartorial obsessions, same irritating approaches to romance — but can you distinguish between their quotes?

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A Tour of Sister Carrie's Chicago
A Tour of Sister Carrie's Chicago
By Michelle King
November 18, 2013

Explore the Windy City through American author Theodore Dreiser’s classic 19th century novel.

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Quilling Theodore Dreiser Down a Peg: Clementine the Hedgehog on Her New Book
Quilling Theodore Dreiser Down a Peg: Clementine the Hedgehog on Her New Book
By Arvind Dilawar
November 15, 2013

Tumblr literary critic of note and real life hedgehog Clementine discusses her new book, Clementine Classics: Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser.

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11 Historic Book Burnings
11 Historic Book Burnings
By David Forbes
November 13, 2013

Books have been burned all over the world, under regimes from the classical age to today. Sadly, these 11 are but a handful of instances.

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Clementine Classics: Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
Clementine Classics: Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
By Clementine The Hedgehog
November 12, 2013

Clementine the Hedgehog takes Dreiser's classic American novel to task with keen insight, dark humor and cut-the-crap commentary.

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10 Books That Stood Trial
10 Books That Stood Trial
By jake goldman
November 08, 2013

In which people get real upset over novelists and poets acknowledging the existence of sex and race.

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What Nick Flynn & Emily Carter Roiphe Miss Most About New York City
What Nick Flynn & Emily Carter Roiphe Miss Most About New York City
By Freddie Moore
November 07, 2013

The two writers speak about loving and leaving New York City at a Greenlight Bookstore event for the anthology Goodbye to All That.

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6 Great East Asian Writers You Didn’t Read in Class
6 Great East Asian Writers You Didn’t Read in Class
By Patrick Kilkelly
November 06, 2013

While living in Korea for four years and studying literature from around East Asia, these six authors stood out as particularly fantastic.

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