“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” Maya Angelou now has her own Forever stamp.
Maya Angelou’s Forever
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Looking for more thoughts on My Life in Middlemarch to supplement today's interview? At Salon, Laura Miller reviews Rebecca Mead’s book, which she calls a "moving demonstration" of Middlemarch's power. (You could also read Adelle Waldman's Year in Reading piece about the novel.)
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A Song of Spare Time
As you might expect, the world of Game of Thrones fanfiction is complicated, pornographic and more than a little bit intimidating.
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Just Like Read It
Recommended (Like) Reading: A.E. Stallings like totally demolished the Sestina form.
Because Reading and Driving at the Same Time is Dangerous, People!
"5 Under 35" honoree Lydia Peelle reads you some "fiction for driving across America" at BOMB.
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What could be better than a summer evening with a tasty book and a witty drink? In The Spectator, various bookworms meditate on their experiences with literature and alcohol. Pair with a gorgeous essay on summer reading in The Paris Review: "books are a kind of island."
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