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Clementine’s Weekly Reading Series: You Are One of Them by Elliott Holt
Clementine’s Weekly Reading Series: You Are One of Them by Elliott Holt
By Clementine The Hedgehog
November 27, 2013

This week, Clementine the Hedgehog discusses You Are One of Them by Elliott Holt.

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10 Crazy Literary Families That Will Make You Feel Better During the Holidays
10 Crazy Literary Families That Will Make You Feel Better During the Holidays
By Michelle King
November 26, 2013

Because there’s no way your family is worse than these.

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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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14 Theodore Dreiser Short Stories You Can Read Free Online
14 Theodore Dreiser Short Stories You Can Read Free Online
By Freddie Moore
November 14, 2013

The turn-of-the-20th-century American author’s Best Short Stories collection is free to read online.

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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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3 Spooky Writing Tips from a Cemetery Workshop
3 Spooky Writing Tips from a Cemetery Workshop
By Freddie Moore
October 31, 2013

Graveyards are where everyone’s story ends. “It’s the ultimate story,” Hannah Tinti tells students. “Birth to death: That’s all of our life stories."

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And Every Day Was Overcast
And Every Day Was Overcast
By Paul Kwiatkowski
October 09, 2013

Among the strip malls and swamps of South Florida, a teenager struggles with the violence of everyday life.

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The Political Economy of Zombies
The Political Economy of Zombies
By John Powers
September 17, 2013

Over the past few years, the zombie apocalypse has come to represent an alternative to neoliberalism — an ideology that admits no alternatives.

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22 Out-of-Print J.D. Salinger Stories You Can Still Read Online [UPDATED]
22 Out-of-Print J.D. Salinger Stories You Can Still Read Online [UPDATED]
By Freddie Moore
September 06, 2013

Get your Salinger fix and some insight into his forthcoming books with these “lost” stories. UPDATE: The literary representative of Salinger's estate contacted us ...

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Strange Finds: “Really, Miss Henderson!”
Strange Finds: “Really, Miss Henderson!”
By jake goldman
July 24, 2013

A series of crude cartoons about a group of shipwrecked men and women stranded on small islands, trying and failing to have sex with each other. Oh, there’s also cannibalism.

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