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The Weirdest Things Your Literary Heroes Have Auctioned Off
If you don’t know who Mildred Wirt Benson is, don’t worry — you’re not alone. However, if you don’t know her most famous work, you may have been living under a rock for the past, oh, 80 years. Or you just skipped your entire adolescence. Benson…
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6 Striking Books Less Than 200 Pages
Although conquering a literary mountain like Infinite Jest or The Goldfinch can be a great feeling, sometimes a 900-page behemoth of a book feels like an insane challenge that you're just not up to taking on (not to mention that if you're carrying…
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13 Scary Books to Freak You Out, Just in Time for Halloween
We like a good scary movie just as much as anyone, but there's something to be said for curling up with a fantastically creepy book — no jump cuts, no CGI, no soundtrack — just us and our imagination. Here are some of our favorites. Image:…
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7 Authors Who Never Had a Sophomore Slump
Becoming an author is hard. Becoming a successful author is even harder. And keeping that success? It takes dedication, talent, and a whole lot of good luck and better timing. Despite that, it seems there are some superhuman authors among us who…
