Help Give Away 500,000 Wonderful Books
World Book Night (WBN) 2014 is coming, and applications are now open! WBN is an annual event during which “tens of thousands of people go out into their communities and give half a million free World...
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Ten Funny Books You May Not Have Read
What are the funniest books ever written? The answers always seem to be the same: Catch-22, A Confederacy of Dunces, and maybe Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. In a way, these are the funniest books....
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INFOGRAPHIC: Words You Didn’t Realize Come From Books
Did you know that “tween” comes from The Hobbit or that “cyberspace” first appeared in a 80s William Gibson novel? This infographic lists 15 common words that you might be surprised to know come from...
View ArticleSunday Sundries: Literary Links from Around the Web (May 3rd)
Looking for some Sunday reading? Here are some literary links from around the web that you might have missed: David Abrams and Viet Thanh Nguyen on the lost art of the comic war novel Ryan Britt lists...
View ArticleShould White Men Stop Writing? The Blunt Instrument on Publishing and Privilege
The Blunt Instrument is a monthly advice column for writers. If you need tough advice for a writing problem, send your question to blunt@electricliterature.com. I am a white, male poet—a white, male...
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Paul Bacon, Legendary Book Designer, Dies at 91
Paul Bacon, after an incredible career of more than 50 years, passed away in his Fishkill, NY home on Monday at age 91. Many of his 6,500 book cover designs are instantly recognizable and often iconic,...
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