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Our 10 Favorite Writers on Tumblr & Why You Should Follow Them
Our 10 Favorite Writers on Tumblr & Why You Should Follow Them
By Michelle King
February 25, 2014

Celebrate Tumblr’s seventh birthday by following some of the most engaging and entertaining authors on it!

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I Did It! I Became an Internet Meme!
I Did It! I Became an Internet Meme!
By Arvind Dilawar
February 05, 2014

From writing for Thought Catalog to being mercilessly ridiculed on Meme Generator, this was my sad, sad life.

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Black Balloon Publishing’s Top 10 Favorite Literary Blogs
Black Balloon Publishing’s Top 10 Favorite Literary Blogs
By Black Balloon Publishing
January 29, 2014

From publishing to pop culture, these literary blogs cover it all with so much wit and style, you’ll be embarrassed to read HuffPost Books ever again.

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The Estate of J. D. Salinger vs. The Internet
The Estate of J. D. Salinger vs. The Internet
By Arvind Dilawar
January 06, 2014

The late writer’s literary representative is fighting a losing battle to keep his out-of-print short stories offline.

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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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Someone is Acting Out the Novel Sister Carrie on Twitter
Someone is Acting Out the Novel Sister Carrie on Twitter
By Arvind Dilawar
December 18, 2013

A handful of Twitter profiles are, for some reason, reenacting the Victorian novel Sister Carrie.

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Check Out How Many Kids on Twitter Hate Reading Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
Check Out How Many Kids on Twitter Hate Reading Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
By Arvind Dilawar
November 20, 2013

#ThisBookIsTooLong #FML

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6 Ways to Fight Trolls Instead of Starving Them
6 Ways to Fight Trolls Instead of Starving Them
By Erica Stratton
September 26, 2013

Or how an anti-misogyny blog taught me to fight like a troll — and win.

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Vincent vs. Vincent, or How an “Urban Fantasy Fiction” Writer Stole My Name
Vincent vs. Vincent, or How an “Urban Fantasy Fiction” Writer Stole My Name
By Honor Vincent
July 08, 2013

It doesn’t matter that she was born first; she took my name & I will never forgive her.

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