Even if you’ve never read any of his short stories or his most famous book Fahrenheit 451, you probably know
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Literary Halloween Costumes
While I love Halloween for giving me an excuse to indulge in a ridiculous amount of candy and chocolate, I
Continue readingThe ABC at the NYPL
There are no good books which are only for children. W.H. Auden I love visiting the New York Public Library.
Continue readingFriday Reads: Nabokov’s Favorite Word is Mauve
Considering that Ben Blatt’s book Nabokov’s Favorite Word Is Mauve: What the Numbers Reveal About the Classics, Bestsellers, and Our Own
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The only time I use my Kindle is when I’m going on a trip, and it always takes me forever
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My copy of The Great Gatsby has served me well over the years. I’ve read it a few times, lent
Continue readingFriday Reads: The Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis is one of those books that many people have read only because they had to. Because
Continue readingFriday Reads: A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man
I had a professor who was kind of obsessed with James Joyce. We only read a few of his
Continue readingJudge the book cover: The Stranger
Depending on where you’re from, the English title of Albert Camus’ 1942 French novel L’Étranger will either be The Stranger (US)
Continue readingFitzgerald: an Etsy collection
I feel like everyone is all about The Great Gatsby right now (including me). Between the movie coming out this
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