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New book, 'Smoke Signals,' casts haze over Attorney General Eric Holder and...

According to The Daily Caller, in his new book “Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana—Medical, Recreational and Scientific,” of which an excerpt was leaked on liberal website Truthout.org,...

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Penguin imprint Dial to publish Marvin Hamlisch children's book posthumously

Marvin Hamlisch, the screen and stage composer who won every award under the sun, passed away just one week ago, yet his talent and endearing story will live on in the form of a picture book he wrote...

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Teen turns to Yahoo! Answers for summer reading shortcut, instead gets...

BY ALEXANDER NAZARYAN My teaching days in a 9th grade classroom were full of admonitions for students not to resort to online tools as a dishonest means to skirt their reading assignments; I am sure...

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Veep nominee Paul Ryan renounces former fascination with Ayn Rand

Paul Ryan, the budget plan-toting and P90Xing representative from Wisconsin, was recently chosen by Mitt Romney as his running mate on the Republican ticket, yet a hatred for big government and love...

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'Man cave' and 'gastropub' among new words added to Merriam-Webster dictionary

Every year, hardcore fans wait in anticipation to find out which of the hottest recruits have been selected to be on the playing field, but we're not talking about the NFL draft. We're referring to...

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Jerry Sandusky writing book from behind bars

Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach who was convicted of serial child molestation this past June, is now writing his second book from behind prison bars, according to...

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Finalists for 2012 Thurber Prize for American Humor announced

On Wednesday, the three finalists for the 2012 Thurber Prize for American Humor were announced. The group features a small and diverse works from comedic talents. The group includes Calvin Trillin’s...

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Man to construct, live in ‘prison’ of books within Vonnegut Library during...

In what is probably the most clear indication that Kurt Vonnegut's writing will continue to be a steady influence in mainstream American culture, Corey Michael Dalton, a fiction writer and editor with...

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Hunger Games trilogy surpasses Harry Potter books as bestselling series ever...

Amazon. announced this morning that Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy has surpassed J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series in book sales. This establishes the bow-and-arrow toting Katniss Everdeen and...

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Harvard University researchers encode book into DNA

The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that a team of researchers at Harvard University encoded an entire book into genetic material. This marks the first time such a large amount of information...

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Rep. Todd Akin to finally receive his sex ed., in the form of book 'Our...

Sometimes, you just need to read a book to be informed. Here at Page Views we certainly believe that literature can open the door to understanding -- or at least to not being an utterly moronic...

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New Republic literary editor questions Paul Ryan's intelligence

Leon Wieseltier, the New Republic's literary editor, is famous for his strong opinions — he has even taken down Bruce Springsteen. But the ferocity with which he attacks Republican vice-presidential...

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French author Richard Millet blames multiculturalism for Breivik's Norway...

Here in the United States, we tend to take pride in the fact that our country represents a vast array of cultures. Take Astoria, Queens, for instance, where you can find authentic Greek restaurants...

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Salman Rushdie is a wanted man...again: 'Satanic Verses' fatwa renewed

BY JENNY CHE The price tag on Salman Rushdie’s head just went up. An Iranian religious foundation hiked up its reward for the death of the “Midnight’s Children” and "Satanic Verses" author following...

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George Eliot's desk has been stolen

English literature suffered a blow to its heritage earlier this week when a portable writing desk once owned by George Eliot was stolen from Nuneaton Museum in Warwickshire.  The desk has been...

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