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10 Instances of Literary Censorship
10 Instances of Literary Censorship
By jake goldman
November 21, 2013

Censors: Shielding the youth of the world from curse words and genitals.

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A Tour of Sister Carrie's Chicago
A Tour of Sister Carrie's Chicago
By Michelle King
November 18, 2013

Explore the Windy City through American author Theodore Dreiser’s classic 19th century novel.

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11 Historic Book Burnings
11 Historic Book Burnings
By David Forbes
November 13, 2013

Books have been burned all over the world, under regimes from the classical age to today. Sadly, these 11 are but a handful of instances.

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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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10 Books That Stood Trial
10 Books That Stood Trial
By jake goldman
November 08, 2013

In which people get real upset over novelists and poets acknowledging the existence of sex and race.

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The 7 Strangest Reasons the F.B.I. Investigated Famous Writers
The 7 Strangest Reasons the F.B.I. Investigated Famous Writers
By Freddie Moore
November 05, 2013

On this, the anniversary of the F.B.I.’s report on Langston Hughes, we revisit the bureau’s oddest forays into the literary world.

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10 Philosophers Summed Up in a Single Sentence
10 Philosophers Summed Up in a Single Sentence
By jake goldman
November 04, 2013

Because it’s like, dudes, get to the point. I’ve got podcasts to listen to!

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8 Writers Who Almost Died Before Their Time & The Impact It Had on Their Work
8 Writers Who Almost Died Before Their Time & The Impact It Had on Their Work
By Nelson Peters
November 01, 2013

A few inches this way or that and we never would have had Crime and Punishment, Animal Farm, Waiting for Godot or the other literary works produced by these eight authors.

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Searching for Linda Goodman
Searching for Linda Goodman
By Adrian Shirk
October 25, 2013

One writer's obsessive hunt for the real life story of reclusive American astrologer Linda Goodman.

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The Ghosts of Boom Mining in Butte, Montana
The Ghosts of Boom Mining in Butte, Montana
By Helen Schumacher
October 09, 2013

When boomtowns go bust, what gets left behind?

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