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April 08, 2014

Ernest Hemingway, Roald Dahl, Graham Greene — the list writers who moonlit as spies is surprisingly renowned.

April 03, 2014

F. Scott Fitzgerald's How I Met Your Mother story might be even more complicated than the sitcom.

April 02, 2014

Was Homer the original G?

March 31, 2014

From the tip of a pencil or the barrel of a pistol, these authors worked with lead.

March 27, 2014

Ancient Sparta, Imperial Rome, 1960s San Francisco — all shit-holes.

March 25, 2014

On March 25, 1811, the Romantic poet was expelled for publishing The Necessity of Atheism.

March 24, 2014

Familiarize yourself with Korean lit faster than you can get a cup of coffee.

March 17, 2014

Happy St. Patty’s Day from the late great Irish poet.

March 17, 2014

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

March 03, 2014

We honor Helen Keller meeting her teacher Anne Sullivan 127 years ago today by sharing the stories of 10 incredible writers with disabilities.

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