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Stop Watching TV & Read a Fucking Book: Lit Pairings for Your Favorite Shows

By Alex Trivilino

March 20, 2014

Television is atrophying your brain. Stop it with a good book or 10.

No, Seriously: MFA or NYC?

By Peter Madsen

March 19, 2014

With one book published and another incubating, a writer considers the options offered up in n+1’s most recent collection of essays.

Wearing Your Fiction on Your Sleeve

By Freddie Moore

March 19, 2014

Simon Jacobs, editor of Safety Pin Review, discusses his D.I.Y. literary magazine and Saturn, his new collection of stories about David Bowie.

Black Balloon Publishing’s Favorite Independent Bookstores in New York City

By Black Balloon Publishing

March 18, 2014

From Brooklyn to Manhattan, 10 of our staff’s favorite places to buy books.

A Brief History of Pop Culture References to William Butler Yeats

By Freddie Moore

March 17, 2014

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

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the Tipsy Words of 7 Irish Authors

By The Illiterate Review

March 17, 2014

Seven Irish writers walk into a bar ...

Bottoms Up: 10 Cocktails from Your Favorite Books

By Adina Applebaum

March 13, 2014

Because “I read it in a book” is the best excuse for getting wasted.

Epic Books That Could be TV Miniseries

By Robert Balkovich

March 12, 2014

Too grand for the big screen, these books would be just right for a television run.

Waiting for Season 2 of Orange is the New Black? 5 Books to Read in the Meantime

By Victoria Law

March 11, 2014

Orange is the New Black's season two launch date gives you plenty of time to read more about women's prison experiences, but where to begin?

Virginia Woolf’s Advice on Creating Memorable Characters

By Freddie Moore

March 10, 2014

We’re celebrating the 101st anniversary of Woolf delivering her first book to its publisher with a breakdown of her essay Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown.

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