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Want to Read Smarter? There's an App for That
Want to Read Smarter? There's an App for That
By Michelle King
May 15, 2014

Actually, there are at least seven great apps that can help you up your reading game.

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Swapper of Honor: Kevin Clouther on His First Book Swap
Swapper of Honor: Kevin Clouther on His First Book Swap
By Kevin Clouther
May 14, 2014

After braving a storm of biblical proportions, Kevin Clouther convinced strangers to swap their well-loved books for We Were Flying to Chicago.

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Kill Your Darlings: 7 of the Most WTF Deaths in Literature
Kill Your Darlings: 7 of the Most WTF Deaths in Literature
By Freddie Moore
May 13, 2014

Could all of these deaths make it into a song unsoundly titled “Ironic?” See for yourself, Alanis Morissette.

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Celebrate Limerick Day with Poems About 3 Classic Novels
Celebrate Limerick Day with Poems About 3 Classic Novels
By Freddie Moore
May 12, 2014

These three poems might not be as dirty as “A Man from Nantucket,” but with Nabokov, Bukowski and McInerney, we’re getting close.

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The Recipe Project
The Recipe Project
By One Ring Zero
May 09, 2014

David Chang, the chef behind Momofuku, discusses fried chicken, David Bowie and girlfriends who like Desperate Housewives.

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I Love, Therefore I am: 5 Philosophers on Romance, Friendship and Life
I Love, Therefore I am: 5 Philosophers on Romance, Friendship and Life
By jake goldman
May 08, 2014

On this day, the 177th anniversary of Soren Kierkegaard meeting his fiancee, we we examine his and four other philosophers’ takes on love.

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Authorgängers: 7 Writers and Their Celebrity Lookalikes
Authorgängers: 7 Writers and Their Celebrity Lookalikes
By Adina Applebaum
May 07, 2014

George Perec and Elijah Wood, E. E. Cummings and Channing Tatum, Ernest Hemingway and every old guy in Key West — authors may be singular in their talent, but not their looks.

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A Partisan Review: The Political Ideologies of 5 Famous Authors
A Partisan Review: The Political Ideologies of 5 Famous Authors
By Justin Glawe
May 06, 2014

From Freak Power to McCarthy-esque anti-Communism, five authors who loudly proclaimed their political allegiances.

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Having a Patrick Bateman Monday or Panglossed for the Weekend?
Having a Patrick Bateman Monday or Panglossed for the Weekend?
By Genna Rivieccio
May 06, 2014

From ecstatic to suicidal, an emotional scale based on your favorite literary characters.

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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with 5 Mexican Writers You Didn’t Read in Class
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with 5 Mexican Writers You Didn’t Read in Class
By Elizabeth Karp-Evans
May 05, 2014

Comprised of one-hit wonders and national heroes, these are the authors who occupy hallowed space on bookshelves in Mexico.

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