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The Estate of J. D. Salinger vs. The Internet
The Estate of J. D. Salinger vs. The Internet
By Arvind Dilawar
January 06, 2014

The late writer’s literary representative is fighting a losing battle to keep his out-of-print short stories offline.

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Whose Line is It Anyway? A Quiz on Quotes from Famous Books
Whose Line is It Anyway? A Quiz on Quotes from Famous Books
By Freddie Moore
January 03, 2014

Brush up on the classics by matching each quote with its book!

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10 Amazing Books That Will Help You Become a Terrible Person
10 Amazing Books That Will Help You Become a Terrible Person
By Freddie Moore
January 02, 2014

Put down that self-help book and shatter your moral compass with these amazing works of literature.

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The Best of The Airship: Our Top 13 Blog Posts from 2013
The Best of The Airship: Our Top 13 Blog Posts from 2013
By Black Balloon Publishing
December 30, 2013

From compiling our favorite episodes of This American Life to examining historic book burnings, these are the 13 most-read posts published on The Airship in 2013.

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20 New Year’s Resolutions from Your Favorite Characters in Literature
20 New Year’s Resolutions from Your Favorite Characters in Literature
By Black Balloon Publishing
December 27, 2013

Greet the New Year with a few resolutions from the most memorable and troubled characters in literature.

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Literature
The 7 Deadly Sins of Literature
By Michelle King
December 23, 2013

Why commit these sins and risk eternal damnation when you can just read about them?

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10 Adult Novels for Kids
10 Adult Novels for Kids
By jake goldman
December 19, 2013

When kids think The Hunger Games is too pedestrian, hand them one of these books.

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Ireland Creates New Fiction Award Worth More Than $200,000
Ireland Creates New Fiction Award Worth More Than $200,000
By Arvind Dilawar
December 18, 2013

The Arts Council of Ireland announced last week the creation of The Laureate for Irish Fiction, a new award honoring an outstanding Irish fiction writer.

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Someone is Acting Out the Novel Sister Carrie on Twitter
Someone is Acting Out the Novel Sister Carrie on Twitter
By Arvind Dilawar
December 18, 2013

A handful of Twitter profiles are, for some reason, reenacting the Victorian novel Sister Carrie.

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Strong Female Protagonists: Searching for Heroic Women at MoCCA Fest
Strong Female Protagonists: Searching for Heroic Women at MoCCA Fest
By Jacquelyn Gleisner
December 17, 2013

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art’s annual convention features about 400 participants but remarkably few leading women.

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