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6 Famous People Who Eerily Predicted Their Own Deaths
It's always fun to speculate about how we'll die, like to break the ice during a party or while chatting in the subway with terrified strangers. We've all done that, right? Well. these people took it to a whole new level.
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Hong Kong's Bookstore of Banned Books
An interview with Paul Tang, whose People' Recreation Community has tapped into an intriguing new market.
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Is the era of the rare book over?
With the onslaught of e-books, what will the rare book even look like 50 years from now? 200? Will it exist?
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The curious tale of the stolen books
London's Lambeth Palace, home to the Archbishop of Canterbury, also has a leading historic book collection. The palace's library was the scene of a major crime that stayed undiscovered for decades.
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Here's What Actually Happened In '1984,' The Book That All Kinds Of People Are Talking About
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10 Everyday Words With Unexpected Origins
Etymology, or the study of the origin of words, is dry, dusty stuff that will give you allergies if you play with it too long.
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Want to Learn How to Think? Read Fiction
Are you uncomfortable with ambiguity? It’s a common condition, but a highly problematic one. The compulsion to quell that unease can inspire snap judgments, rigid thinking, and bad decision-making. New Canadian research finds reading a literary short story increases one’s comfort with ambiguity.
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J.K. Rowling Published a Crime Novel Using a Male Pseudonym
It turns out that Harry Potter scribe J.K. Rowling is the author behind “Robert Galbraith’s” The Cuckoo’s Calling. Amazon reviews are overwhelmingly positive, citing its “engrossing” twists and “complex and compelling” characters as a few of the highlights.
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50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That Everyone Should Read
People say it all the time: they’d love to get into science fiction or fantasy, but they’ve no idea where to start. If this is you (or if you’re one of those stubborn folks who looks snootily down on genre), listen up. Your trusty Flavorwire editors have a few suggestions for you — that is, a whole 50 sci-fi and fantasy novels that are well worth your time, whether you’re brand new to the concept of dragons and/or spaceships or a seasoned veteran.
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5 literary movements that shook the world
The literary world may seem quiet and remote, sometimes, boxed away in libraries, but words have power, and their cumulative effect can rattle the world—culturally, politically and philosophically.
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George Orwell’s Letter On Why He Wrote ‘1984’
Five years before publishing ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four,’ George Orwell penned a letter detailing the thesis of his great novel.
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Six great books by Jess Walter
Critically acclaimed author Jess Walter is perhaps the best-known novelist from Spokane. His recent book "Beautiful Ruins" is a New York Times bestseller. Please read my brief descriptions of six of his books.
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Kathleen Tessaro Picks Apart A Secret
The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro is a story of identity and memory, family and the familiar. The story transports readers to 1920s New York, Monte Carlo, Paris, and London as an ordinary hotel maid is transformed into an extraordinary woman who wills a small fortune to another ordinary women in the 1950s.
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Biography Reveals Another Side of Salinger
The authors of the new J.D. Salinger biography are claiming they have cracked one of publishing’s greatest mysteries: What “The Catcher in the Rye” novelist was working on during the last half century of his life.
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King 'nervous' about Shining sequel
Stephen King has admitted he is nervous about the reaction to his forthcoming sequel to his novel The Shining.
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Author Tom Clancy, master of the modern-day thriller, dead at 66
Spy thriller writer Tom Clancy, whose best-selling books became blockbuster films, has died, according to his publisher.
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Brazil prisoners reading books to shorten their sentences
Brazil will offer inmates in its crowded prison system a novel way to shorten their sentences – cutting four days for every book they read.
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Reading literary fiction improves empathy, study finds
New research shows works by writers such as Charles Dickens and Téa Obreht sharpen our ability to understand others' emotions – more than thrillers or romance novels, writes Liz Bury
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The 50 Scariest Books of All Time
The air is getting crisper, the nights are getting longer, and All Hallow’s Eve draws near. You know what that means: it’s time to curl up with a book guaranteed to give you the shivers..
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Magisterial 'Wilson' explains why the 28th president is ignored
When historians are asked to name our greatest president, Woodrow Wilson is consistently ranked near the top. He was president during the Progressive Era and championed many of its reforms, including the eight-hour workday, a federal income tax and government regulation of big business.
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