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10 Highbrow Books to Read on the Beach (and What Each Says About You)

Did you know you could easily change the lyrics to Martha and the Vandellas “Dancing in the Streets” so the song goes, “Summer’s here and the time is right or reading on the beach”? Whether you’re...

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Lupita Nyong’o to Produce and Star In Film Adaptation of ‘Americanah’

Academy Award winner, style icon, intergalactic warrior, and all-around amazing hero Lupita Nyong’o took to her Instagram feed last night to announce her next big project: she will not only star in,...

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50 Excellent Novels by Female Writers Under 50 That Everyone Should Read

It’s pretty much been settled that everyone should read more books by women. But when looking for recommendations, it’s often all Woolf, Morrison, Lessing, Austen, Brontë. Of course, these are...

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25 Authors Who Wrote Great Books Before They Turned 25

Picture it: teenage Mary Shelley was on a vacation getaway, with her husband Percy and some of his rambunctious poet friends, like that rogue Lord Byron… and out of the group of legends, it’s Shelley...

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50 Romantic Novels for People Who Hate Romance Novels

Here’s the thing: sometimes, you just want to read a good love story. Or at least, something with a little sex, a little passion, a few dramatic swoons. But a romance novel, per se? Nothing so gaudy or...

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David Oyelowo To Join Lupita Nyong’o in Film Adaptation of ‘Americanah’

Variety announced that Selma’s David Oyelowo (he portrays Martin Luther King, Jr. in the film) will co-star alongside Lupita Nyong’o in the film adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie Ngozi’s popular novel...

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Girl Canon: 50 Essential Books About the Female Experience

Everyone knows that, statistically at least, girls read more than boys. But the classic, canonical growing-up books, at least in American culture, tend to represent the male experience — I’m thinking...

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25 Writers on Fashion, Clothing, and Style

In light of all the recent Joan Didion fetishization — Pack like Joan! Eat like Joan! Get a pair of her glasses on Kickstarter! — it’s fascinating to visit the exhibit Didion by Wasser, now at New...

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A College Curriculum on Your Bookshelf: 50 Books for 50 Classes

It’s officially back-to-school time, and we all know what that means: sitting in class, writing papers, getting sweet knowledge delivery before running off to the latest kegger. But what about a more...

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50 Gripping Books to Read While Traveling

Well, boys and girls, we’ve entered the season of travel. Whether you’re heading home or to a loved one’s (or, hey, to Key West with a hot date) for the holidays, you’ll likely need a gripping,...

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20 Women Who Drove the Culture in 2013

So: not that the measure is scientific, but women had a weird year in the culture in 2013. For every ascendant pop diva, there was the inevitable fallout period where people argued endlessly about...

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50 Books Every Modern Teenager Should Read

With all the recent discussion about To Kill a Mockingbird, I was inspired to re-read the #2 Most Classic Novel for Teenagers (#1 is The Catcher in the Rye, of course). And, well, it’s great. But also,...

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10 War Novels for People Who Don’t Think They Like War Novels

Memorial Day weekend isn’t only about BBQ, base tans, and the beginning of summer. It’s also, and actually primarily, about remembering those who died in the country’s armed forces, and therefore a...

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A Few Book Recommendations for Goldman Sachs

Recently, I came across the Goldman Sachs reading list. Yes, that would be the list of books that Goldman Sachs, banking firm of our nightmares, recommends that you read. Now, “you” is probably a...

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Why Female Authors Need Respect Yesterday, the History of ‘Angels in...

Here at Flavorwire, we pride ourselves on not only writing some of the best content on the internet, but keeping an eye on all of the great writing that other folks on the ‘net are doing, too. Today,...

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Chimamanda Adichie On Melania Trump, Michelle Obama, and Writing Across Culture

Americanah author and Beyoncé’s feminist influence Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, recently in the news for her foray into literary fiction about the Trump women, answered reader questions at the Guardian...

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