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Peter Lerangis on Ghostwriting the Baby-Sitter's Club and the Future of YA Lit
Peter Lerangis on Ghostwriting the Baby-Sitter's Club and the Future of YA Lit
By Kate Gavino
May 03, 2013

An interview with Peter Lerangis, ghostwriter for The Baby-Sitter's Club and Sweet Valley High , thus making him the unsung hero of your adolescence. 

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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Brian Kimberling at WORD
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Brian Kimberling at WORD
By Kate Gavino
May 02, 2013

A weekly series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of the author reading: the Q&A. This week, Brian Kimberling, author of Snapper , discusses what he aims to draw out from writing about small towns.

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Lone Star Plate: Seven Texan Foods Found in New York City
Lone Star Plate: Seven Texan Foods Found in New York City
By Kate Gavino
May 02, 2013

Ask any displaced Texas what they miss most about the state, and chances are they won’t say the destructive hurricanes, traffic-clogged highways, or the propensity of Truck Nutz. Instead, they’ll rhapsodize about the food.

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Drag Queen, Southern Senator’s Wife, Or New York Discount Women’s Clothing Boutique?
Drag Queen, Southern Senator’s Wife, Or New York Discount Women’s Clothing Boutique?
By Sarah Bennett
May 02, 2013

​​Quick quiz-- who/where/what elected Southern senator is married to Joyce Leslie?

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Book Sword: Sam Lipsyte, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Sherlock Holmes
Book Sword: Sam Lipsyte, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Sherlock Holmes
By Kate Gavino
May 01, 2013

Everyone from Galileo to Jim Morrison to countless Scrabble wordsmiths have played around with letters to form their perfect anagrams. We take literary-minded words and anagram them to find ... well, that's up to you. A deeper meaning? A hidden truth? Or just a happy coincidence?

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Dead Dove, Do Not Eat: The Bluths on Yelp
Dead Dove, Do Not Eat: The Bluths on Yelp
By BBP Intern
May 01, 2013

Food plays an important part in Arrested Development​. In fact, George Michael once dated an egg -- we mean Ann. (Her?) Here are some of the most important AD locations, personally reviewed by the Bluth that visited them the most.

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Dog Run Reviews, Part 6
Dog Run Reviews, Part 6
By Sarah Bennett
May 01, 2013

The city's dog runs, reviewed, one gravel pile at a time. This week: Tompkins Square Park.

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Not Twilight: “Why We Broke Up,” by Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman
Not Twilight: “Why We Broke Up,” by Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman
By Sarah Bennett
May 01, 2013

Why We Broke Up isn't fantasy YA, but it is a teen dream.

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Insert Sweatdrop Here: The Cosplay Accuracy Scale
Insert Sweatdrop Here: The Cosplay Accuracy Scale
By Kate Gavino
April 30, 2013

We take a look at some of the most striking cosplayers at this year's Cherry Blossom Festival and see how they stack up to their inspirations, using our scale of anime emoticons.

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So Very Room 237: A Deeper Analysis of Heathers
So Very Room 237: A Deeper Analysis of Heathers
By Sarah Bennett
April 30, 2013

Heathers:my very own Room 237.

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