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Out of Print eBook Jackets | Holycool.net

Out of Print eBook Jackets | Holycool.net | About Books | Scoop.it
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20 Books Every Woman Should Read in Her 20s

20 Books Every Woman Should Read in Her 20s | About Books | Scoop.it
Recently, we stumbled upon this list of "fun" books that every woman should read in her 20s -- needless to say, if you're even a casual visitor to this space, the books (Confessions of a Shopaholic...
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50 Incredible Tattoos Inspired By Books

50 Incredible Tattoos Inspired By Books | About Books | Scoop.it
Couples break up, "YOLO" goes out of style, but the literature you love is forever.
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Why Do We Pick The Books We Do?

Why Do We Pick The Books We Do? | About Books | Scoop.it
I recently took a trip to beautiful city of literature Dublin, and I bought a lot of books. This happens. Later, I got to wondering why I had picked tho
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INCIDENTAL COMICS: Day Jobs of the Poets

INCIDENTAL COMICS: Day Jobs of the Poets | About Books | Scoop.it
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Real-life Houses That Look Like They Belong in the Shire

Real-life Houses That Look Like They Belong in the Shire | About Books | Scoop.it
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit has inspired generations of fantasy creators. But it's also been an inspiration to tons of architects and designers. Here are all the most breathtaking Hobbit-influenced houses from around the world.
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pó dos livros: Dia Mundial do Livro

pó dos livros: Dia Mundial do Livro | About Books | Scoop.it
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Pre-Unemployment?

Pre-Unemployment? | About Books | Scoop.it
Why I stand by the Humanities. “What are you concentrating in?” “Literature, so I’ll be taking mostly English and Russian courses.” “Oh…then…what do you want to do?
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40 Inspiring Workspaces Of The Famously Creative

40 Inspiring Workspaces Of The Famously Creative | About Books | Scoop.it
From tiny writing desks to giant painting studios, the only thing all of these creative studios have in common is that they inspired their successful inhabitants to create greatness.
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21 Books Written by and About Women That Every Man Should Read

21 Books Written by and About Women That Every Man Should Read | About Books | Scoop.it
This week, we read a great interview with Meg Wolitzer (whose just-released novel The Interestings is currently being enjoyed by more than one member of this office). "Men," she says, "with very fe...
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20 Embarrassingly Bad Book Covers for Classic Novels

20 Embarrassingly Bad Book Covers for Classic Novels | About Books | Scoop.it
This week, we spotted a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad book cover for Stephen King's The Shining over at the Guardian. It seems especially unfair for such a modern classic to be saddled with...
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10 Books to Read While You Wait for 'Game of Thrones' to Come Back

10 Books to Read While You Wait for 'Game of Thrones' to Come Back | About Books | Scoop.it
March is finally here, which means the Season 3 premiere of Game of Thrones is right around the corner -- relatively, at least. Though HBO has been ratcheting up our excitement with new trailer aft...
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From Elphaba To Grendel: Ten Twisted Fairy Tales

From Elphaba To Grendel: Ten Twisted Fairy Tales | About Books | Scoop.it
Ten modern takes on your favorite classic fairy tales and legends.
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What’s Reading For? | Tor.com

What’s Reading For? | Tor.com | About Books | Scoop.it
What’s Reading For? by Jo Walton
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15 Books You Should Definitely Not Read in Your 20s

15 Books You Should Definitely Not Read in Your 20s | About Books | Scoop.it
The Internet (this site not the least bit exempt) is fond of telling you which books you should read. Particularly, it seems, when you're in your 20s. But now that you have enough of those lists to...
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Nicholas Lezard on Dante

Nicholas Lezard on Dante | About Books | Scoop.it
As Dan Brown releases his own Inferno next week, Nicholas Lezard presents 10 things you need to know about Dante
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Doodles by Lewis Carroll: Handwritten Manuscript Pages From Classic Books - The Atlantic

Doodles by Lewis Carroll: Handwritten Manuscript Pages From Classic Books - The Atlantic | About Books | Scoop.it
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40 websites that will make you cleverer right now

40 websites that will make you cleverer right now | About Books | Scoop.it
The indexed Web contains an incredible 14 billion pages. But only a tiny fraction help you improve your brain power. Here's 40 of the best.
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Top 10 Fantasy Novels by Femaule Authors

Top 10 Fantasy Novels by Femaule Authors | About Books | Scoop.it
Kirkus Reviews Blog: Science Fiction and Fantasy: Top 10 Fantasy Novels by Female Authors (list inspired by 'The Killing Moon')
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Awesome Pulp Paperback Redesigns of Classic Novels

Awesome Pulp Paperback Redesigns of Classic Novels | About Books | Scoop.it
We love book covers here at Flavorwire, and we especially love redesigns, not to mention pulp fiction, so we immediately fell in love with these awesome vintage-style redesigns of classic novels. W...
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Women in SF&F Month: Juliet Marillier | Fantasy Cafe | Reviews of Fantasy and Science Fiction Books

Women in SF&F Month: Juliet Marillier | Fantasy Cafe | Reviews of Fantasy and Science Fiction Books | About Books | Scoop.it
Historical fantasy author Juliet Marillier discusses the qualities that make a good heroine for Women in SF&F Month.
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Reading Strategies for Difficult Books

Reading Strategies for Difficult Books | About Books | Scoop.it
Maybe you know how it is: for a school class of some level, you've been assigned a book to read and then report on in some form. It's for a grade, and wh
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The Best Fantasy Novels You (Probably) Haven't Read

The Best Fantasy Novels You (Probably) Haven't Read | About Books | Scoop.it
It's Game of Thrones week here at Flavorwire, and while much of our excitement is based upon the return of the TV series, we're not forgetting George R. R. Martin's books, either. The A Song of Ice...
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Blogs literários e parcerias: a discussão

Blogs literários e parcerias: a discussão | About Books | Scoop.it
Depois que os blogs literários explodiram em 2010, ficou comum que editoras fizessem parcerias com os blogs a fim de divulgação. A ideia é de benfeitoria mútua: o blogueiro aficionado por livros ga...
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Monstrous Vintage Covers of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'

Monstrous Vintage Covers of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' | About Books | Scoop.it
Mary Shelley was only 21 years old when she published her first (and greatest) novel, Frankenstein. A small London publishing house quietly issued 500 copies in 1818 of the gothic novel about a sci...
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What Happens When You Like Books More Than Anything Else In the Whole World

What Happens When You Like Books More Than Anything Else In the Whole World | About Books | Scoop.it
When I was about 9 or 10, I had the following conversation with my cousin: Him: What do you want for Christmas? Me: The Babysitter’s Club Super Special
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