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Recommended Reading: YA Books Starring Trans Characters
Recommended Reading: YA Books Starring Trans Characters
By Adina Applebaum
June 26, 2014

Before LGBT Pride Month is over, pick up one of these great novels.

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What Would Eminem Read?
What Would Eminem Read?
By Adina Applebaum
June 26, 2014

You might not be the real Slim Shady, but you can read like he would.

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Literotica Pt. II: More Sophisticated Smut for Highbrow Readers
Literotica Pt. II: More Sophisticated Smut for Highbrow Readers
By Adina Applebaum
June 25, 2014

Back again for all your “literary” needs.

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Michael Jackson’s Library
Michael Jackson’s Library
By Genna Rivieccio
June 25, 2014

On the fifth anniversary of his death, we take a look at the King of Pop’s collection of books.

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Little Did We Know: The Origins of Literary Cliches
Little Did We Know: The Origins of Literary Cliches
By George Dobbs
June 24, 2014

Once upon a time, it was was a dark and stormy night, and little did we know where all of these goddamn cliches came from.

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The Best True Crime Books to Read This Summer
The Best True Crime Books to Read This Summer
By Benjamin Welton
June 24, 2014

Summer heat can be a killer and most people would agree that family vacations are murder, so in the spirit of the season, we’re looking at the best true crime books. Don’t get too inspired.

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Prolific Polyglots: Authors Who Wrote in a Second Language
Prolific Polyglots: Authors Who Wrote in a Second Language
By Cedric Lizotte
June 23, 2014

Jack Kerouac, Samuel Beckett, Milan Kundera — the list of writers who worked outside their native tongues isn’t just impressive, it’s surprising.

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The Many Faces of Lolita [NSFW-ish]
The Many Faces of Lolita [NSFW-ish]
By Freddie Moore
June 23, 2014

Despite Nabokov’s wishes, many designers have had a go at trying to illustrate his infamous nymphet.

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#FridayReads: What the Black Balloon Publishing Team is Reading This Week
#FridayReads: What the Black Balloon Publishing Team is Reading This Week
By Black Balloon Publishing
June 20, 2014

Women by Bukowski, an oral history of Street Fighter II, Didion’s Slouching Towards Bethlehem — how is it that we’re even friends?

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Take a Virtual Summer Road Trip: Authors on Great American Cities
Take a Virtual Summer Road Trip: Authors on Great American Cities
By Michelle King
June 20, 2014

Mark Twain in Boston, Ayn Rand in New York, Henry Miller in Los Angeles — whether they hated it there or loved it dearly, these authors had a lot to say about U.S. metropolises.

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