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A Great 20th Century Novelist Everyone Forgot
A Great 20th Century Novelist Everyone Forgot
By Sam Moore
September 16, 2014

Before personal tragedy deteriorated his work, Newton Thornburg was a talented, successful, important author. Now, he is no one.

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“The Classics” are Not Timeless
“The Classics” are Not Timeless
By Eric Williams
September 15, 2014

Readers should embrace classic literature, but we shouldn’t worship The Classics.

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Forget the Haters: Agatha Christie for Life
Forget the Haters: Agatha Christie for Life
By Benjamin Welton
September 15, 2014

Born 124 years ago today, Christie may be a write-off for snobs, but her continued popularity proves her significance.

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Storied Children of Literature
Storied Children of Literature
By Ian Goldstein
September 11, 2014

Like Rich Kids of Instagram but, you know, actually interesting.

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Why is P. T. Anderson Adapting Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice?
Why is P. T. Anderson Adapting Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice?
By Natalia Panzer
September 11, 2014

The director’s take on the novel isn’t just a translation of mediums, it’s part of his continued exploration of California.

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A Trend of Ice and Fire: George R. R. Martin at the Pop Culture Pinnacle
A Trend of Ice and Fire: George R. R. Martin at the Pop Culture Pinnacle
By Paul Murufas
September 10, 2014

How did Martin muscle his way to the best-seller's list with A Song of Ice and Fire?

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The Great Authorial Hook-Up Chart
The Great Authorial Hook-Up Chart
By Adina Applebaum
September 09, 2014

Get from Oscar Wilde to Roald Dahl in 12 romances.

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Behind the Lit: Andre Malraux, the Original Tomb Raider
Behind the Lit: Andre Malraux, the Original Tomb Raider
By Ben Simmonds
September 08, 2014

Best-known today for his novel Man’s Fate, Malraux first traced the steps that Angelina Jolie, as Lara Croft, would walk almost a century later.

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The Phantom Behind The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom Behind The Phantom of the Opera
By Benjamin Welton
September 03, 2014

Most famous for The Phantom of the Opera, Gaston Leroux was also an accomplished — though now largely forgotten — journalist and short story writer.

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Mary Shelley: The Feminist Behind Frankenstein
Mary Shelley: The Feminist Behind Frankenstein
By Kerry Fiallo
August 30, 2014

Celebrating Shelley on what would’ve been her 217th birthday.

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