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fromBig Think
9 hours ago

4 literary masterpieces that make you despise the protagonist by the end

Unlikable protagonists can start sympathetic but become unsympathetic, revealing the dark side of seemingly positive traits.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago

These 10 banned LGBTQ+ books for teens and young adults teach resilience & authenticity - LGBTQ Nation

Censorship of LGBTQ+ books in libraries reached an all-time high, with significant challenges against titles that address complex social and emotional issues.
Film
fromQueerty
5 days ago

EXCLUSIVE: This steamy laundromat romance comes with an unexpected twist - Queerty

Laundromats serve as unexpected spaces for connection, as seen in the film Molly, which explores intimacy and asexuality in queer relationships.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

These 10 oft-banned LGBTQ+ children's books teach powerful lessons of love, community, & identity - LGBTQ Nation

At least 19 states restrict LGBTQ+ concepts in schools, leading to the banning of children's books that promote queer-inclusive lessons.
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fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Heated Rivalry's success may reignite LGBTQ+ publishing

Heated Rivalry's success has boosted LGBTQ+ literature, particularly Rachel Reid's book, despite challenges in the publishing industry.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago

These 10 banned LGBTQ+ books for teens and young adults teach resilience & authenticity - LGBTQ Nation

Censorship of LGBTQ+ books in libraries reached an all-time high, with significant challenges against titles that address complex social and emotional issues.
Film
fromQueerty
5 days ago

EXCLUSIVE: This steamy laundromat romance comes with an unexpected twist - Queerty

Laundromats serve as unexpected spaces for connection, as seen in the film Molly, which explores intimacy and asexuality in queer relationships.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

These 10 oft-banned LGBTQ+ children's books teach powerful lessons of love, community, & identity - LGBTQ Nation

At least 19 states restrict LGBTQ+ concepts in schools, leading to the banning of children's books that promote queer-inclusive lessons.
Books
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Heated Rivalry's success may reignite LGBTQ+ publishing

Heated Rivalry's success has boosted LGBTQ+ literature, particularly Rachel Reid's book, despite challenges in the publishing industry.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
1 day ago

Joe Locke Ignites 'Mpreg' Buzz with Cryptic Post!

Film Crave on X described the film as starring Locke as 'a young male sex worker who becomes pregnant with a mysterious creature'. That description, paired with the alien emoji, has helped push the story into queer internet culture spaces where 'mpreg' is a long-running fan-fiction trope centred on male pregnancy.
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SF LGBT
fromQueerty
4 days ago

Men's lingerie is having a moment & these guys are feeling themselves in sultry undergarments - Queerty

Interest in men's lingerie is growing, with brands seeing increased demand and new collections being launched.
fromHyperallergic
5 days ago

Nude Performance at MFA Boston Confronts One of Art's Oldest Tropes

Ibarra's performance shattered the historical designation of the nude woman as beautiful in art but vulgar in the flesh, challenging societal norms.
Arts
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fromwww.theguardian.com
19 hours ago

Devotions by Lucy Caldwell review short stories that are frightening, passionate and comforting too

Caldwell's stories explore family, memory, and personal struggles, blending bleak irony with moments of optimism in complex narratives.
Film
fromQueerty
4 days ago

Love or obsession? A homosocial bond between an odd couple blurs the lines in this '97 dramedy - Queerty

Parasocial relationships between celebrities and fans have evolved but remain deeply impactful and relevant in today's social media landscape.
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fromJezebel
5 days ago

We Were Long Overdue for a Sapphic MAGA Sex Scandal

Sheahan exhibited toxic and controlling behavior in her relationship with a younger woman, stemming from jealousy and insecurity about her partner's sexuality.
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 week ago

Classic and Contemporary Literature From France, Japan, India, the U.K. and Brazil

Classic France is a country of nuance with a love of conversation and freedom and an aversion to fanaticism. Contemporary Houellebecq describes France as a museum, where landscape turns into decor and where rural areas are emptying out.
Writing
#haruki-murakami
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fromOpen Culture
1 day ago

The Productive Writing Routines of Haruki Murakami, Stephen King, and Virginia Woolf, Explained

Haruki Murakami's sixteenth novel, The Tale of KAHO, will be released this summer, showcasing his enduring productivity and unique writing techniques.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Haruki Murakami to publish first novel to feature woman as sole protagonist

Haruki Murakami's first novel with a female protagonist, The Tale of Kaho, will be published in Japan on July 3, 2024.
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fromOpen Culture
1 day ago

The Productive Writing Routines of Haruki Murakami, Stephen King, and Virginia Woolf, Explained

Haruki Murakami's sixteenth novel, The Tale of KAHO, will be released this summer, showcasing his enduring productivity and unique writing techniques.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Haruki Murakami to publish first novel to feature woman as sole protagonist

Haruki Murakami's first novel with a female protagonist, The Tale of Kaho, will be published in Japan on July 3, 2024.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Women want to experience pleasure': how the female gaze caught the attention of film, TV and fiction

The female gaze in pop culture is increasingly prominent, showcasing women's inner worlds and desires across various media forms.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Let's talk about sex in a world of porn | Letter

Straight male authors should embrace writing about sex, but the urgent conversation on sexual knowledge and pleasure is happening outside of literature.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
5 days ago

Anti-trans bathroom bills are the New Jim Crow - LGBTQ Nation

Anti-transgender legislation is reshaping public restroom access, drawing parallels to historical segregation and impacting various gender identities.
fromThe Atlantic
1 day ago

Atlantic Reads: Screen People With Megan Garber

Garber offers an eye-opening account of how today's internet-inflected culture conditions us to see one another not as people but as characters in an ongoing show.
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fromThe New Yorker
2 days ago

Briefly Noted Book Reviews

The book examines the science of the present moment through psychology, neurobiology, and physics, emphasizing human agency in perception and existence.
fromVulture
6 days ago

Blue Heron Resists Catharsis

"Why did you do that, sweetheart?" encapsulates the central theme of Blue Heron, as Sasha's actions prompt her parents to question the unpredictable behavior of her half-brother Jeremy.
Film
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fromQueerty
2 days ago

"O Tom!-You won't forget Ned, darling": A throuple, a murder & a very gay, very Victorian scandal - Queerty

Frederick Wadsworth Loring's novel 'Two College Friends' explores a tragic love story between two young men and their professor.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Zadie Smith: I don't know when I read men any more'

Zadie Smith emphasizes her current preference for reading female authors and the evolution of women's art since her youth.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Daunting, inspiring, comforting, terrifying: the writers who can make silence as eloquent as words

A vision lay before him: Fleet Street blanketed with snow, silent, empty, pure white, and, at the end of it, the huge and majestic form of Saint Paul's Cathedral. It was a spellbinding moment: the great thoroughfare temporarily devoid of carts and carriages, the cathedral looming blurrily out of the still-falling snowflakes a real-life snow globe.
London
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fromSlate Magazine
4 days ago

My Teen Daughter Wrote a Romantasy Novel. I Read It-And It Sends a Very Alarming Message.

Trusting strangers in vulnerable situations can send harmful messages, especially in narratives aimed at young readers.
#queer-cinema
Independent films
fromQueerty
1 month ago

WATCH: This steamy dystopian film promises to "arouse and petrify" with its all-gay future vision - Queerty

A queer erotic short film explores life in a dystopian future with a toxic couple in an all-gay colony, blending humor with thriller elements.
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fromAnOther
3 weeks ago

Night Stage: Anatomy of a Modern Erotic Thriller

Night Stage explores hidden desires and the challenges queer individuals face in a heteronormative society through its narrative and character dynamics.
fromQueerty
2 months ago
Film

WATCH: A literary classic gets a queer makeover in The Stranger's steamy tale of repression & desire - Queerty

fromQueerty
2 months ago
LGBT

Sixty years before Pillion, this leather boy bromance became an early queer classic - Queerty

Independent films
fromQueerty
1 month ago

WATCH: This steamy dystopian film promises to "arouse and petrify" with its all-gay future vision - Queerty

A queer erotic short film explores life in a dystopian future with a toxic couple in an all-gay colony, blending humor with thriller elements.
Film
fromAnOther
3 weeks ago

Night Stage: Anatomy of a Modern Erotic Thriller

Night Stage explores hidden desires and the challenges queer individuals face in a heteronormative society through its narrative and character dynamics.
fromQueerty
2 months ago
Film

WATCH: A literary classic gets a queer makeover in The Stranger's steamy tale of repression & desire - Queerty

fromQueerty
2 months ago
LGBT

Sixty years before Pillion, this leather boy bromance became an early queer classic - Queerty

SF LGBT
fromQueerty
3 weeks ago

These LGBTQ+ books are being banned & people are making noise so it doesn't go unnoticed - Queerty

404 Day highlights the issue of Internet censorship in public libraries and schools, particularly affecting access to constitutionally protected websites.
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

I Love Sex With Other Women. I Can't Explain My Most Persistent Fantasy.

Changing unwanted sexual fantasies is difficult, especially when they are tied to negative past experiences.
fromVulture
1 month ago

The Gay Romance Novel You Should Actually Read

Sigmund Freud believed that every crush has a strand of disgust, that people are attracted to what repulses them. The enchantment of an infatuation always counterbalances the reality that our lovers - irksome, confusing, and unflaggingly human - depart from whatever ideal archetype we have stored in our heads.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

The Body Builders by Albertine Clarke review a compelling debut of mental meltdown

Ada navigates her mental struggles and identity crisis while forming complex relationships in a surreal London setting.
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fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 week ago

George Saunders, Isabel Wilkerson among writers to appear at Portland Arts & Lectures * Oregon ArtsWatch

The 2026-27 Portland Arts & Lectures series features notable authors including George Saunders, Ayad Akhtar, Isabel Wilkerson, Ben Rhodes, and Kiran Desai.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
6 days ago

mapping the dreamworld: inside ursula k le guin's unseen cartographies of myth and mind

The maps created by Ursula K. Le Guin include traditional elements like compass roses and mountains, but also feature mythic symbols and instructions for depicting fantastical creatures.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Permanence by Sophie Mackintosh review high-concept adultery fable

Sophie Mackintosh's novel Permanence explores desire and infidelity through a surreal narrative of a couple trapped in a fantasy world.
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

Who Gets to Decide if Sherlock Holmes Is Gay?

The Johnlock Conspiracy emerged as a fan theory suggesting an inevitable gay romance between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, leading to significant community upheaval.
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#bridgerton
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fromwww.nytimes.com
1 week ago

The 5 AIDS-Era American Novels to Read First

AIDS literature emerged as a vital response to the crisis, capturing the experiences and losses within the gay community.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Too hot to handle? Why it's time for straight male authors to rediscover sex

Straight male writers often avoid writing about sex, fearing it may seem exploitative or gratuitous, unlike their female counterparts.
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

She Taught Women How to Orgasm. Decades Later, Her Impact Can Still Be Felt.

Hite learned early on that women walk a sexual tightrope: 'If you had too much sex, you could be shunned like her mother was; if you didn't have enough, you could be deserted like her grandmother.'
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fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Feminist Visionary Who Lost the Plot

Elizabeth Cady Stanton's experience of discrimination at the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention catalyzed her feminist activism, though her sense of intellectual superiority later contributed to bigoted views.
#lgbtq-history
fromQueerty
2 months ago
NYC LGBT

This Victorian era teen lesbian love affair ended in murder, consumption... & an opera - Queerty

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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Tales of the Suburbs by John Grindrod review an entertaining alternative history of queer Britain

John Grindrod's alternative history chronicles queer life in British suburbs and small towns, departing from typical urban-centered narratives to reveal how LGBTQ+ people navigated identity and community in non-metropolitan areas.
fromQueerty
2 months ago
NYC LGBT

This Victorian era teen lesbian love affair ended in murder, consumption... & an opera - Queerty

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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Tales of the Suburbs by John Grindrod review an entertaining alternative history of queer Britain

John Grindrod's alternative history chronicles queer life in British suburbs and small towns, departing from typical urban-centered narratives to reveal how LGBTQ+ people navigated identity and community in non-metropolitan areas.
Music
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Why music has become such a big part of the romance novel reading experience

Romance novel readers increasingly use pop music playlists to enhance their reading experiences, creating a community that bridges book fandom and music fandom, exemplified by Charli XCX's Wuthering Heights album.
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fromQueerty
4 months ago

10 gay sports romances that will quench your Heated Rivalry thirst - Queerty

HBO Max's Heated Rivalry sparked mainstream interest in gay sports romance, leading to increased demand for similar queer romance stories centered on athletic settings and characters.
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fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks ago

Briefly Noted Book Reviews

The novels explore complex themes of intimacy, loss, and coping mechanisms in relationships between young women and older figures.
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fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

Unconventional Novels About Conventional People

Aging revolutionaries and conformists share parallel narratives of disillusionment and the loss of youthful dreams in recent literature.
Writing
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Virginia Woolf and the Reclaiming of Attention

Virginia Woolf's stream-of-consciousness technique demonstrates how attention shapes consciousness and remains relevant to contemporary struggles against digital distraction.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
4 weeks ago

Frankenstein, Jane Eyre and Snow White with a gender-based perspective: The Madwoman in the Attic' and the beginning of feminist literary criticism

The new edition of 'La loca del desvan' revives feminist literary criticism, highlighting the relevance of women's voices in literature today.
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

The Man I'm Seeing Swears He's Not Gay. I Have Some Questions.

A woman dating an effeminate man struggles with attraction differences and seeks advice on discussing his gender expression without offending him.
LGBT
fromQueerty
2 months ago

The Myth of Greek Sex: How Oscar Wilde, some steamy classics & a century of bias rewrote ancient queer love - Queerty

Homophobia in the West originated across the ancient Mediterranean amid crises—inequality, fear, and obsession with self-control—transforming previously accepted queer love into sin.
Writing
fromVulture
2 months ago

The Horny Girls Who Walked So Heated Rivalry Could Run

M/M slash fanfiction, often written by women and known as BL in Asia, evolved through fandoms like Star Trek, enabling mainstream successes like Heated Rivalry.
Relationships
fromScary Mommy
1 month ago

Why Do Women Like To Be Called 'Good Girl' In Bed? Sexperts Explain

Women may enjoy being called 'good girl' during sex because it combines mild submission with praise, often indicating a praise kink or power dynamic preference without requiring full BDSM engagement.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Compulsory heterosexuality is thwarting pleasure & hindering gender liberation. We can change that. - LGBTQ Nation

Trans women can deconstruct femininity built around male desire and reconstruct authentic womanhood through self-directed pleasure and relationships centered on mutual connection rather than male validation.
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fromBustle
1 month ago

The 10 Best New Books About Women Breaking The Mold

Successful women often defy expectations, and quieter forms of rebellion deserve recognition alongside visible rule-breakers.
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Literary Theory

Words carry multiple meanings; 'swallow' embodies both bird and ingestion, showing language's power to alter perception and emotional states.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

John Lithgow says he finds JK Rowling's stance on trans rights ironic and inexplicable'

John Lithgow calls JK Rowling's transgender-rights views ironic and inexplicable and feels upset by backlash over his casting as Dumbledore in the new TV series.
Film
fromQueerty
1 month ago

Homoerotic or homophobic? This 50-year-old film explored repression & desire between two camp counselors - Queerty

The Best Way To Walk explores psychosexual tension between two adult summer camp counselors—a sensitive drama tutor and a repressed alpha male PE teacher—after the latter discovers the former cross-dressing.
LGBT
fromQueerty
2 months ago

Wait... JK Rowling is in the Epstein files? - Queerty

Jeffrey Epstein's files include multiple references linking J.K. Rowling to social invitations and introductions, implying social proximity but not proving criminal involvement.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Supermodel says only women can be bisexual: "Double standards exist for us all" - LGBTQ Nation

Jessica White's statement that bisexuality is acceptable for women but not men sparked controversy and amplified biphobic attitudes, with experts attributing such stigma to toxic masculinity and rigid gender expectations.
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fromQueerty
2 months ago

This Valentine's Day, why not revisit one of the most romantic queer love stories ever told? - Queerty

Maurice (1987) is a lush, groundbreaking period film portraying queer longing, secrecy, and the pursuit of love in early 1900s England under criminalizing social norms.
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fromQueerty
2 months ago

WATCH: A gay love affair leads to a scandal that shocks a community in this sordid, Southern true-crime tale - Queerty

Louisville's vibrant queer community earned the nickname 'Glitter Ball City,' but the city also endured the 2010 Pink Triangle Murder investigated in an HBO documentary.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave review a will-they-won't-they queer romance

Almost Life chronicles a decades-long romance between two women beginning in 1970s Paris, exploring queer love, missed opportunities, and the consequences of life choices across different social contexts.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

A New Direction for the Trans Novel

A dying woman's opioid-induced memories reveal her deep resentment toward her trans child, exposing how her accumulated life disappointments have narrowed her worldview to rigid gender expectations.
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fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

When Did Literature Get Less Dirty?

Philip Roth's Zuckerman Unbound functioned as a response to the controversial reception of Portnoy's Complaint, with Roth's protagonist expressing regret over writing sexually explicit material that drew accusations of anti-Semitism and misogyny.
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fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

How to Put Sex in a Novel

Contemporary literary fiction increasingly avoids depicting heterosexual intimacy while queer novelists freely explore sex's complexities, as exemplified by Jan Saenz's unconventional novel about selling experimental orgasm-inducing pills.
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fromBustle
2 months ago

The Surprisingly Hot Case for Condoms in Romance Novels

Including condoms and sexual safety in romance novels normalizes protection and can influence readers' real-world sexual behavior and expectations.
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fromScary Mommy
2 months ago

Smut Books To Read When You Want To Get Hot But You're Too Lazy To Have Sex

Short, steamy smut novels and sexy romances provide quick, low-effort ways for exhausted parents to get aroused alone or with a partner.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Becoming George by Fiona Sampson review the remarkable story of a cross-dressing 19th century novelist

George Sand's life exemplifies self-invention through her transgressive choices, including wearing trousers and pursuing unconventional relationships while establishing herself as a major 19th-century writer.
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fromInsideHook
1 month ago

What to Read Right Now, According to Cool Men

Men discuss fiction books they recommend others read, including Pulitzer Prize winners, memoirs, and fantasy novels to combat reading disengagement.
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fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

Something Strange Is Happening With Books. It Could Reshape Literary Culture.

BookTok readers increasingly prefer first-person narrative perspective in romance and fantasy novels, viewing third-person narration as unnecessarily complex and off-putting.
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fromVulture
1 month ago

How Should a White Woman Writer Be?

White women writers from the Dimes Square literary scene are receiving major book launches and media attention, sparking both acclaim and online criticism about nepotism and industry favoritism.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror review roundup

Subsequently, runaway children turned the valley into a fortress, surviving on food they could catch or grow, with occasional forays into the towns below. Riley has heard the rumours, but it is only when she sees a green-clad boy or is it a girl? hovering outside her bedroom window offering directions on how to find Nowhere that she realises this might be her chance to escape and save her little brother from their sadistic guardian.
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fromWIRED
2 months ago

'Infinite Jest' Is Back. Maybe Litbros Should Be, Too

Infinite Jest, a 1,079-page novel set in a near-futuristic North American Superstate, receives a 30th-anniversary paperback reissue.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

What we're reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in February

Claire Baglin's 'On the Clock' uses narrow focus on fast-food work to reveal profound truths about contemporary alienation and precarity with compassion and emotional depth.
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