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

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10 Modern Day Book Burnings
10 Modern Day Book Burnings
By Adina Applebaum
March 03, 2014

Book burnings are still happening in more places and more frequently than you might imagine.

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Artists are Not Special: 5 Creative People Who Shouldn’t be Forgiven
Artists are Not Special: 5 Creative People Who Shouldn’t be Forgiven
By David Forbes
February 04, 2014

Why authors, filmmakers and philosophers shouldn’t get a license to destroy the lives of others.

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It was a Different Time: 15 Wildly Offensive Quotes from Your Favorite Authors
It was a Different Time: 15 Wildly Offensive Quotes from Your Favorite Authors
By Michelle King
February 03, 2014

Can you continue loving an author’s work after discovering that he or she was a bigot?

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A War Correspondent’s Work: 5 Great Free Books by Richard Harding Davis
A War Correspondent’s Work: 5 Great Free Books by Richard Harding Davis
By Benjamin Welton
January 22, 2014

Though little recognized today, Davis paved the way for literary-minded journalists from the 1930s on. These are five of his best books, which you can read for free online.

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Fahrenheit 2014: 11 Books That are Still Banned Today
Fahrenheit 2014: 11 Books That are Still Banned Today
By David Forbes
January 21, 2014

From the United States to China, these 11 works still bear the censor’s mark.

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The Gaying of Southwest Florida
The Gaying of Southwest Florida
By Kim Hoffman
January 14, 2014

Coastal towns in Florida are catching up to the bustling LGBTQ hubs of the nation, but it hasn’t been an overnight triumph.

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10 Teen Girls Who are Toppling Dystopian Regimes
10 Teen Girls Who are Toppling Dystopian Regimes
By Victoria Law
January 10, 2014

Katniss Everdeen isn’t the only teenage girl toppling the power structure in some bleak far-off future.

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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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The Weirdest Christmas Card You Ever Got was Actually from President Bush
The Weirdest Christmas Card You Ever Got was Actually from President Bush
By Julia Langbein
December 23, 2013

Bush’s White House Christmas videos starring his Scottish Terrier are the gifts that keep on giving.

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