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What was the Federal Writers' Project?
What was the Federal Writers' Project?
By Christine Venzon
August 12, 2014

Richard Wright, John Cheever and Zora Neale Hurston were all employed by the short-lived, though influential government program.

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The Cult of Donna Tartt
The Cult of Donna Tartt
By Sam Moore
August 11, 2014

How has a novelist who’s only released three books in 22 years become the center of a devout following? And why is that a good thing?

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Chasing Kurt Vonnegut with Magical Cats
Chasing Kurt Vonnegut with Magical Cats
By Trisha Leon
August 11, 2014

A call for stories about supernatural felines transcends to Vonnegut and what it means to be a writer.

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My Literotic Bookshelf: The American Woman in the Chinese Hat by Carole Maso
My Literotic Bookshelf: The American Woman in the Chinese Hat by Carole Maso
By Shannon Moore Shepherd
August 08, 2014

This bisexual narrative set in France speaks to the heart in more ways than one.

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Homage to George Orwell’s Nonfiction
Homage to George Orwell’s Nonfiction
By Benjamin Welton
August 08, 2014

Best known for penning the novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, Orwell spent the majority of his career as a brilliant journalist, essayist and critic.

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A Graveyard Tour of Literature
A Graveyard Tour of Literature
By Adam D'Arpino
August 07, 2014

Though dead, these authors still draw a crowd.

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Win a Free Copy of Fat Man and Little Boy by Mike Meginnis
Win a Free Copy of Fat Man and Little Boy by Mike Meginnis
By Black Balloon Publishing
August 07, 2014

Enter before August 31 for your chance get this powerful debut novel before anyone else.

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Fat Man and Little Boy
Fat Man and Little Boy
By Mike Meginnis
August 06, 2014

Fat Man struggles in the wreckage of World War II Japan until he is found by his older brother, Little Boy.

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Roald Dahl: Certified Bad Ass
Roald Dahl: Certified Bad Ass
By Brent Crane
August 05, 2014

Fighter pilot, MI6 intelligence officer, renowned children’s writer — Roald Dahl certainly was a bad ass.

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James Joyce: A Portrait of the Artist as a Horny Man
James Joyce: A Portrait of the Artist as a Horny Man
By Thomas Andrews
August 04, 2014

Before the publication of his dirty letters, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man revealed Joyce to be quite the kink.

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