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Recommended Reading: YA Books Starring Trans Characters
Recommended Reading: YA Books Starring Trans Characters
By Adina Applebaum
June 26, 2014

Before LGBT Pride Month is over, pick up one of these great novels.

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What Would Eminem Read?
What Would Eminem Read?
By Adina Applebaum
June 26, 2014

You might not be the real Slim Shady, but you can read like he would.

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Literotica Pt. II: More Sophisticated Smut for Highbrow Readers
Literotica Pt. II: More Sophisticated Smut for Highbrow Readers
By Adina Applebaum
June 25, 2014

Back again for all your “literary” needs.

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Michael Jackson’s Library
Michael Jackson’s Library
By Genna Rivieccio
June 25, 2014

On the fifth anniversary of his death, we take a look at the King of Pop’s collection of books.

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The Best True Crime Books to Read This Summer
The Best True Crime Books to Read This Summer
By Benjamin Welton
June 24, 2014

Summer heat can be a killer and most people would agree that family vacations are murder, so in the spirit of the season, we’re looking at the best true crime books. Don’t get too inspired.

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The Many Faces of Lolita [NSFW-ish]
The Many Faces of Lolita [NSFW-ish]
By Freddie Moore
June 23, 2014

Despite Nabokov’s wishes, many designers have had a go at trying to illustrate his infamous nymphet.

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#FridayReads: What the Black Balloon Publishing Team is Reading This Week
#FridayReads: What the Black Balloon Publishing Team is Reading This Week
By Black Balloon Publishing
June 20, 2014

Women by Bukowski, an oral history of Street Fighter II, Didion’s Slouching Towards Bethlehem — how is it that we’re even friends?

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Peter Pan, the Boy Who Changed
Peter Pan, the Boy Who Changed
By Michelle King
June 19, 2014

On the 77th anniversary of J. M. Barrie’s death, we look at the ways in which his classic children’s story has been distorted over the years and why.

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The Beatles: In and of Literature
The Beatles: In and of Literature
By Freddie Moore
June 18, 2014

We’re serving up a cake of gratitude for Paul McCartney’s 72nd birthday and all that he and the Fab Four have done for popular literature.

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Action? 5 Times Your Favorite Books Almost Hit the Screen
Action? 5 Times Your Favorite Books Almost Hit the Screen
By Adam D'Arpino
June 17, 2014

If your favorite work of literature has never been adapted into a movie or TV show, it’s not for a lack of trying.

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