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Famous Last Words: A Quiz
Famous Last Words: A Quiz
By Robert Balkovich
December 20, 2013

Can you tell which of these quotes are the last lines of a story and which were the dying words of a celebrity?

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10 Adult Novels for Kids
10 Adult Novels for Kids
By jake goldman
December 19, 2013

When kids think The Hunger Games is too pedestrian, hand them one of these books.

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Someone is Acting Out the Novel Sister Carrie on Twitter
Someone is Acting Out the Novel Sister Carrie on Twitter
By Arvind Dilawar
December 18, 2013

A handful of Twitter profiles are, for some reason, reenacting the Victorian novel Sister Carrie.

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Strong Female Protagonists: Searching for Heroic Women at MoCCA Fest
Strong Female Protagonists: Searching for Heroic Women at MoCCA Fest
By Jacquelyn Gleisner
December 17, 2013

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art’s annual convention features about 400 participants but remarkably few leading women.

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10 Historic Literary Cliques
10 Historic Literary Cliques
By Helen Schumacher
December 13, 2013

Who knew high lit was so high school?

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Can You Identify the Alternate Covers for These Well Known Books?
Can You Identify the Alternate Covers for These Well Known Books?
By Michelle King
December 13, 2013

You’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but there can’t be anything wrong with remembering a book by its cover, right?

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10 Great Latin American Writers You Didn’t Read in Class
10 Great Latin American Writers You Didn’t Read in Class
By Freddie Moore
December 12, 2013

Great books from some of the Latin American writers that high school English classes and college 101s frequently skip over.

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Norway's National Library is Putting Its Entire Collection Online
Norway's National Library is Putting Its Entire Collection Online
By Arvind Dilawar
December 12, 2013

The National Library of Norway is digitizing everything from books to TV shows, making it all available online.

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Follow Your Hard-On: An Interview with Scot Sothern [NSFW]
Follow Your Hard-On: An Interview with Scot Sothern [NSFW]
By Paul Kwiatkowski
December 12, 2013

Ride shotgun down the dangerous and kinky drags of Scot Sothern's Curb Service.

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Clementine’s Weekly Reading Series: Bun B’s Rap Coloring and Activity Book
Clementine’s Weekly Reading Series: Bun B’s Rap Coloring and Activity Book
By Clementine The Hedgehog
December 11, 2013

This week, Clementine the Hedgehog discusses Bun B’s Rap Coloring and Activity Book by Shea Serrano and Bun B.

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