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NSFW Sasha Grey on Her Novel ‘The Juliette Society,’ James Deen, and More
Porn legend Sasha Grey sat down for margaritas with Marlow Stern to discuss her debut erotic novel, ‘The Juliette Society,’ her own sexual history—including her first time and a recurring BDSM fantasy.
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Inside Gaddafi’s Harem: The Story of a Girl’s Abduction
At age 15, Soraya was kidnapped to become Libyan dictator Gaddafi’s sex slave. This is her story, in an exclusive excerpt from a new book by French reporter Annick Cojean that details the brutal horrors of Gaddafi’s sex obsession with teens.
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'50 Shades of Grey' Movie Cast: Producer Exposes Secrets
Yes, the official "50 Shades" casting decision should be the hottest topic of conversation at your Labor Day bash.
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Secret Fore-Edge Paintings Revealed in Early 19th Century Books at the University of Iowa
A few days ago Colleen Theisen who helps with outreach and instruction at the Special Collections & University Archives at the University of Iowa shared an amazing gif she made that demonstrates something called fore-edge painting on the edge of a 1837 book called Autumn by Robert Mudie.
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'Mexico's war on drugs is one big lie'
Anabel Hernández, journalist and author, accuses the Mexican state of complicity with the cartels, and says the 'war on drugs' is a sham. She's had headless animals left at her door and her family have been threatened by gunmen. Now her courageous bestseller, extracted below, is to be published in the UK
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50 Shades film: Charlie Hunnam and Dakota Johnson cast
Charlie Hunnam and Dakota Johnson have landed the high-profile roles of Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey in Sam Taylor-Johnson's forthcoming big screen adaptation of literary sensation Fifty Shades of Grey.
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Amazon bundles print and e-books
Amazon has announced plans to offer buyers of printed books a copy of the text in digital form for free or at a discounted price.
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16 reasons why history’s greatest writers loved books
Stephen King has called books a “a uniquely portable magic.” It's probably one reason that Americans still buy approximately five million books a day and that 125 new ones are published in the US every twenty-four hours. In fact, Google estimates that as of August 2010, there were 129,864,880 books in existence. This love affair with the written word has a long and passionate history and, unsurprisingly, its most ardent supporters have often been writers. Here's why in their own words.
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What George Orwell Got Wrong About the New Surveillance State
In an increasingly phantasmagorical world, here's my present fantasy of choice: someone from General Keith Alexander's outfit, the National Security Agency, tracks down H.G. Wells's time machine in the attic of an old house in London. Britain's subservient Government Communications Headquarters, its version of the NSA, is paid off and the contraption is flown to Fort Meade, Maryland, where it's put back in working order.
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"We Live in Water" book review
"We Live in Water" by award-winning author Jess Walter is a very strong collection of short stories that range from crime fiction, to science fiction, to a really touching non-fiction essay.
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'Little Bits of Violence' by Colin Conway by turns fun and disturbing
"Little Bits of Violence" by Colin Conway is a collection of crime fiction stories that range from fun procedural stories from the point of view of law enforcement officers to dark, ironic tales of the consequences of crime that should appeal to Alfred Hitchcock fans.
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'Eight Million Gods' by Wen Spencer imagines a world more like Japanese anime
Fantasy lovers and anime fans will probably like this fun book by Wen Spencer.
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"Deathless" by Catherynne M. Valente is strange and beautiful
"Deathless" is a fascinating and fun fantasy novel inspired by Russian history and folklore.
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"You" by Austin Grossman review
"You" by Austin Grossman is a fantastic science fiction novel about a computer game designer on a quest to save the world from a bugged weapon from an old computer RPG. The book has some great stuff on the history of gaming and other stuff people who ever spent time playing Dungeons and Dragons might like.
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'The Last Horseman' by Frank Zafiro
"The Last Horseman" by Frank Zafiro is a fast-paced, suspenseful story about crime, corruption and street justice set in Spokane, Washington.
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Finding Time to Read
There is no question I’m asked more than some variant of “how do you find the time to read so much?”
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Oyster, New Service Offers Unlimited Books to Mobile Users for Flat Monthly Fee
Oyster is a new subscription service that lets members read unlimited books on their mobile device for a flat monthly fee. Members can choose from a growing library of more than 100,000 titles. The service is designed specifically for mobile (currently iPhone and iPod touch only) and includes social features that help members discover new books and recommend favorites to their friends.
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Escape from Taliban author shot dead after returning to Afghanistan
Sushmita Banerjee, Indian woman whose book was made into Bollywood film, dragged from her home and shot by Taliban.
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Why the Cheezburger empire is building a business operating system
Matt Blumberg‘s amazing new book Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business is out and shipping. The early reviews are great, including this detailed one from Tech Cocktail.
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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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