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Great Nonfiction: A Beginner’s Guide
In a culture where we spend childhood reading The Baby-sitters Club, high school and college English classes pressing through the classic novels our teachers foist on us, and adulthood keeping current with the Gone Girls of the... -
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Pregnancy and Children Stories
Welcome to the pregnancy and children stories. As we all know, pregnancy and children are not easy for any parent. There is cravings, pain, and learning for everyone. We have collected 20 great stories to show the world and hop... -
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24/7: Seven Novels That Take Place in a Single Day
A lot can happen in twenty-four hours, and novels that take place in a single day make good use of every minute. In these novels, a single day can change a life. Each offers a fast-paced, poignant look at the rapidly-changing l... -
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Reading Abroad: Books to Read When You Don’t Speak the Language
Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner “First novels by poets” is a genre that should have its own section in the bookstore. This semi-autobiographical bildungsroman follows Adam, a young poet abroad on a Fulbright fellowship... -
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Review: Canada by Richard Ford
I recently encountered the useful literary term “dirty realism.” It was coined by Bill Buford, former editor of Granta magazine, to describe American literature of the 1980s, including authors like Raymond Carver, Tobias Wolff,... -
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Poetry Month 2013: Epilogue on Metrophobia
Alright, metrophobes, this ones for you (And no, I don’t mean those with an irrational fear of straight men with flat-irons). Over the course of this poetry month, we’ve tried to teach you a little be bit about poe...
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Awesome Books
Great Nonfiction: A Beginner’s Guide
In a culture where we spend childhood reading The Baby-sitters Club, high school and college English classes pressing through the classic novels our teachers foist on us, and adulthood keeping current with the Gone Girls of the... -
Online Creative Writing
Pregnancy and Children Stories
Welcome to the pregnancy and children stories. As we all know, pregnancy and children are not easy for any parent. There is cravings, pain, and learning for everyone. We have collected 20 great stories to show the world and hop... -
Amazing Books
24/7: Seven Novels That Take Place in a Single Day
A lot can happen in twenty-four hours, and novels that take place in a single day make good use of every minute. In these novels, a single day can change a life. Each offers a fast-paced, poignant look at the rapidly-changing l... -
Book Lists
Reading Abroad: Books to Read When You Don’t Speak the Language
Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner “First novels by poets” is a genre that should have its own section in the bookstore. This semi-autobiographical bildungsroman follows Adam, a young poet abroad on a Fulbright fellowship... -
What Should I Read Next
Review: Canada by Richard Ford
I recently encountered the useful literary term “dirty realism.” It was coined by Bill Buford, former editor of Granta magazine, to describe American literature of the 1980s, including authors like Raymond Carver, Tobias Wolff,... -
Fresh Ink
Poetry Month 2013: Epilogue on Metrophobia
Alright, metrophobes, this ones for you (And no, I don’t mean those with an irrational fear of straight men with flat-irons). Over the course of this poetry month, we’ve tried to teach you a little be bit about poe...
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‘A Wandering Warrior’ Book Giveaway May 20 – June 23
Welcome to A Wandering Warrior Book Giveaway Dates: May 20th to June 23rd Prizes: One (1) copy of the paperback delivered to your house for 3 lucky winners. Winners chosen at random. How to Enter: Click Here! Get extra entries ...
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Binge-reading: Book Lists to Devour
Whether you think of it this way or not, you’ve probably been binge-reading all your life. My first big foray into binge-reading was a series called The Saddle Club, about three girls having crazy horse-related adventures in th...
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The Best Fantasy Authors of All Time
It is incredibly easy to get lost in an epic fantasy novel. In a world where there are no rules (and, if there are, they are regularly flouted by corrupt kings and devilish queens), readers expect the unexpected when dipping in...
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Great Nonfiction: A Beginner’s Guide
In a culture where we spend childhood reading The Baby-sitters Club, high school and college English classes pressing through the classic novels our teachers foist on us, and adulthood keeping current with the Gone Girls of the...
What Should I Read Next
Review: The Tell by Hester Kaplan
It’s said that two of the most basic plots in literature start with the hero setting off on a journey, or a stranger coming to town. In her new novel, The Tell, Hester Kaplan blends these two themes in an intriguing way: a fami...
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What to read? (Part 9) Reading Together
Reading is usually seen as a silent, solitary activity, but it doesn’t have to be. Whether you’re reading aloud with a child or a friend, having a spirited discussion in a book club setting, or joining in with a “One Book, One ...
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The Great Gatsby: Why Leo, if not Luhrmann, was, indeed, great
I do not want to talk about the soundtrack. Okay, maybe I do, but just to get it out of the way so we can focus on other aspects of the movie! There were a lot of literature purists, snobby post-graduates, and people who...
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Ready or Not by: R. A. Long
Ready or Not by: R. A. Long 52… 53… 76… Niner… 100! The call finally came and not a moment too soon. Kale’s head rested upon his forearm which was supported by the gargantuan pine whose moss stuck to the exposed area of his l...
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Ego Inside by: Sean McCormick
Ego Inside By: Sean McCormick “We got hemorrhaging here! Get me the oxytocin now!” Shadows flutter across my vision, obscuring the steady light bathing me. I have long since ceased to recognize any coherent shapes or images. Th...
