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Oh Snap!: The Masked Avenger Reads, Too

In between scaring unsuspecting bystanders on the street, this masked bibliophile enjoys fitting in a little reading in his downtime.

–Nicole

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Oh Snap!: The Happiest Place On A Bibliophile's Earth

The Kansas City Library in Missouri. Swoon!

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–Nicole Crowder

Hedes & Dekes: Author J.D Salinger Dies

The Washington Post has reported that one of the great American writers, J.D Salinger, has passed away. He was 91.

Hedes & Dekes: Battle For Camus’ Grave, iPad Inks Deal with Publishers

One of France’s most beloved writers, Albert Camus, died in a car crash 50 years ago this month. However, the issue of where his final resting place should be has sparked debate between French president Nicolas Sarkozy and a tiny village in Lourmain, where Camus lived until the time of his death. NPR breaks down [...]

Lit Talk: Author Jonathan Safran Foer on ‘Eating Animals’

Jonathan Safran Foer is known for acclaimed novels such as Everything Is Illuminated. Foer was an on-again, off-again vegetarian for years. But the birth of his son led Foer to ask: Was it right to feed his son meat? The result is Eating Animals, his new book on the moral, environmental and health quandaries involved. [...]

Lifestyle Gumbo: Make Use of Your Books

Over at Apartment Therapy, they’ve featured a cool post on how to reuse your vintage books. You know. The ones collecting dust but you are loathe to get rid of? Well, bust out the creative thinking and a few old pieces of furniture and voila!

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Oh Snap!: ‘Glee’-ful About Vonnegut

Quinn Fabray of ‘Glee’ may be working it out with all kinds of accessories, but the one thing a girl can never have too much of is a good read.

–Nicole

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The Teacher’s Lounge: Dr. George Hahn

The Teacher’s Lounge eavesdrops on professors from various disciplines at universities across the country to find out what they’re reading when they’re not assigning you 12-page dissertations…due in two weeks.
Dr. George Hahn is a scholar of 18th British Literature and author of several published essays and a book titled The Ocean Bards: British Poetry and [...]