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How the Hell Did People Make Books During Medieval Times?
How the Hell Did People Make Books During Medieval Times?
By George Dobbs
April 16, 2014

Sadly, it wasn’t all dragon-skin parchment and unicorn pencils.

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A Seder Reader: 6 Books to Pick up This Passover
A Seder Reader: 6 Books to Pick up This Passover
By Genna Rivieccio
April 15, 2014

Great Passover-related titles that you don’t want to pass up even if you're a gentile.

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Today's Nonsense, Tomorrow's Language: Made-Up Words from Your Favorite Authors
Today's Nonsense, Tomorrow's Language: Made-Up Words from Your Favorite Authors
By Adina Applebaum
April 14, 2014

Impress your loved ones, family and friends with your knowledge of Nadsat.

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Celebrate National Library Week with 10 WTF Facts About New York City Libraries
Celebrate National Library Week with 10 WTF Facts About New York City Libraries
By Adina Applebaum
April 14, 2014

National Library Week is about to get stranger than you ever thought it could be.

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#FridayReads: What Our Bloggers are Reading This Week
#FridayReads: What Our Bloggers are Reading This Week
By Black Balloon Publishing
April 11, 2014

In need of a book suggestion? The Airship writers have got your back.

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Delicious Reads: 10 Books About Food That Aren't Cookbooks
Delicious Reads: 10 Books About Food That Aren't Cookbooks
By Freddie Moore
April 10, 2014

For the hungry at heart who might also be klutzes in the kitchen.

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Happily Never After: 5 Surprise Dystopias in Literature
Happily Never After: 5 Surprise Dystopias in Literature
By David Forbes
April 09, 2014

Once upon a time, there was a horde of ravenous zombies … or an endless nuclear fallout … or an alien race of slug overlords….

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The Book Isn’t Always Better, Pt. II: 7 TV Shows That Outshine Their Books
The Book Isn’t Always Better, Pt. II: 7 TV Shows That Outshine Their Books
By Genna Rivieccio
April 09, 2014

House of Cards, Dexter and Buffy the Vampire Slayer all have more in common than just being on your Netflix queue.

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Bon Appetit: Virginia Zaharieva’s Nine Rabbits Book Tour Kicks Off Today!
Bon Appetit: Virginia Zaharieva’s Nine Rabbits Book Tour Kicks Off Today!
By Black Balloon
April 08, 2014

Nine Rabbits author Virginia Zaharieva will discuss how she cooks up fiction and writes about food in New York, Chicago, Seattle and more.

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Enormous Appetites, Simple Lives: A Conversation with Virginia Zaharieva
Enormous Appetites, Simple Lives: A Conversation with Virginia Zaharieva
By Jennifer Abel Kovitz
April 07, 2014

Virginia Zaharieva, author of Black Balloon Publishing's new novel Nine Rabbits, discusses her book, her philosophy on food and her native Bulgaria.

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