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#FridayReads: What the Black Balloon Publishing Team is Reading This Week
#FridayReads: What the Black Balloon Publishing Team is Reading This Week
By Black Balloon Publishing
June 20, 2014

Women by Bukowski, an oral history of Street Fighter II, Didion’s Slouching Towards Bethlehem — how is it that we’re even friends?

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Take a Virtual Summer Road Trip: Authors on Great American Cities
Take a Virtual Summer Road Trip: Authors on Great American Cities
By Michelle King
June 20, 2014

Mark Twain in Boston, Ayn Rand in New York, Henry Miller in Los Angeles — whether they hated it there or loved it dearly, these authors had a lot to say about U.S. metropolises.

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Thirsty Thursday: Quotes on the Power of Alcohol from Your Favorite Writers
Thirsty Thursday: Quotes on the Power of Alcohol from Your Favorite Writers
By Freddie Moore
June 19, 2014

A little positive reinforcement from your favorite authors while you daydream about pre-gaming for the weekend. Go ahead, pour yourself a tall one.

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Peter Pan, the Boy Who Changed
Peter Pan, the Boy Who Changed
By Michelle King
June 19, 2014

On the 77th anniversary of J. M. Barrie’s death, we look at the ways in which his classic children’s story has been distorted over the years and why.

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The Beatles: In and of Literature
The Beatles: In and of Literature
By Freddie Moore
June 18, 2014

We’re serving up a cake of gratitude for Paul McCartney’s 72nd birthday and all that he and the Fab Four have done for popular literature.

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Action? 5 Times Your Favorite Books Almost Hit the Screen
Action? 5 Times Your Favorite Books Almost Hit the Screen
By Adam D'Arpino
June 17, 2014

If your favorite work of literature has never been adapted into a movie or TV show, it’s not for a lack of trying.

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A is for Adult: 8 Unexpected Books from Your Favorite Children’s Authors
A is for Adult: 8 Unexpected Books from Your Favorite Children’s Authors
By Adina Applebaum
June 17, 2014

True story: The author of your favorite bedtime tale also wrote The Pocket Book of Boners.

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A Summer (E)Reading List: 6 E-Books Worth Going Digital for
A Summer (E)Reading List: 6 E-Books Worth Going Digital for
By Adina Applebaum
June 16, 2014

Books that push so far beyond the written word, you’d be missing out if you didn’t read them digitally.

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Literary Tourism: Bloomsday Across the U.S.
Literary Tourism: Bloomsday Across the U.S.
By Ellen Girardeau Kempler
June 16, 2014

New York, Wichita, Los Angeles — celebrate James Joyce’s Ulysses regardless of where you are.

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Daddy Dearest: 10 Literary Fathers and Father Figures to be Glad Aren't Your Own
Daddy Dearest: 10 Literary Fathers and Father Figures to be Glad Aren't Your Own
By Michelle King
June 13, 2014

At least your dad didn’t abandon you on top of a mountain when you were a baby.

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