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Celebrate Charlotte Bronte's Birthday with 10 Books That Aren't Jane Eyre
Celebrate Charlotte Bronte's Birthday with 10 Books That Aren't Jane Eyre
By Michelle King
April 21, 2014

Because sure, you could read Jane Eyre again, but why not pick up one of these 10 other great Bronte books instead?

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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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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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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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I Did It! I Ran a Half Marathon!
I Did It! I Ran a Half Marathon!
By Jacquelyn Gleisner
March 25, 2014

An impulsive New Year’s Eve resolution that ends with cascade of neon and vomit at the nation’s capital.

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What Does an Actual Irish Person Living in America Think of St. Patrick’s Day?
What Does an Actual Irish Person Living in America Think of St. Patrick’s Day?
By Patrick Kilkelly
March 17, 2014

Talking day-drinking, green beer and drunk parades with someone who doesn’t associate that with St. Patrick’s Day.

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What We Learned from Our First Ever Book Swap Party
What We Learned from Our First Ever Book Swap Party
By Black Balloon Publishing
February 28, 2014

Books, wine, books, pizza, books, maracas — it was a whirlwind of drunken nerding out, and we loved every second of it.

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CUT: Differences Between Oscar-Nominated Adaptations & the Original Books
CUT: Differences Between Oscar-Nominated Adaptations & the Original Books
By Adina Applebaum
February 28, 2014

Because not only is the book always better than the movie, it’s also always different.

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We’re Throwing a Book Swap Party!
We’re Throwing a Book Swap Party!
By Black Balloon Publishing
February 06, 2014

Black Balloon Publishing and The Airship invite you to a night of boozing up and nerding out over your favorite books.

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10 Great Reads That Will Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
10 Great Reads That Will Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
By Michelle King
January 07, 2014

These 10 books will ensure that you keep your promises to yourself in 2014.

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