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  Would You Run Away with J.D. Salinger?

  1261 readers33-year-old J.D. Salinger tried to run away with a married woman at a Harper’s Magazine party in 1952, one writer explained in a new essay. According to a Paris Review essay by Blair Fuller, Salinger privately proposed to her sister, Jill Fox, a...

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  Washington DC Named America’s Most Literate City

  4488 readersFor the second year in a row, Washington DC has been named America’s most literate city. New York City has moved up to the 22nd place on Central Conneticut State University’s annual list. Here’s more about the study that began in 2003: “Drawing from a variety of available data resources, the America’s Most Literate Cities

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  Pippa Middleton Land a $620K+ Book Deal

  4683 readersPippa Middleton, younger sister to the Duchess of Cambridge, has reportedly signed a £400,000 ($620,360.00) book deal with Penguin UK imprint, Michael Joseph. According to The Telegraph, Middleton will be writing a nonfiction tome on how to host the perfect party. The not-yet-titled book will contain party ideas, stories and recipes. Middleton’s resume includes a past job

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  10 Ways to Beat Online Obscurity

  5524 readers Listen, I’ve got some bad news for you. More than likely, no one knows who you are. And more than likely, they never will. How can I say that with such authority? Easy. As of December 2010, there were over 152 million blogs on the Internet — in the U.S. alone. That’s a lot of noise, with

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  GalleyCat & eBookNewser Party in Times Square

  9733 readersBetween blockbuster books and National Novel Writing Month, fall is a busy time for the publishing industry. To celebrate the season, GalleyCat and eBookNewser will host a free party in New York City next week. Follow this link to RSVP. The party will be held at Tonic Bar & Restaurant at 727 7th Avenue in Times

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  Mediabistro, Roseanne Cash & Carmela Ciuraru Get Booked

  5553 readersHere are some literary events to jump start your week. To get your event posted on our calendar, visit our Facebook Your Literary Event page. GalleyCat editor Jason Boog, Kaiser Permanente senior web editor Michelle Thatcher and Write On! Online creator Debra Eckerling will all be at the mediabistro.com’s cocktail party at Lola’s in West Hollywood

• Today’s Word: autodidact

  2118 readersToday's word is autodidact, part of this week's theme, Being educated. It is a (noun) and is pronounced [aw'-toe-DIE-dakt']. Click to read the definition, origin and see it in action! Mon: inculcate | Fri: indict | Thu: proscribe | Wed: inculpate | Tue: censure |

• Today’s Word: inculcate

  2683 readersToday's word is inculcate, part of this week's theme, Being educated. It is a (transitive verb) and is pronounced [in-KUL-kayt', IN-kul-kayt']. Click to read the definition, origin and see it in action! Fri: indict | Thu: proscribe | Wed: inculpate | Tue: censure | Mon: invective |

• Today’s Word: edify

  3921 readersToday's word is edify, part of this week's theme, Being educated. It is a (transitive verb) and is pronounced [ED-ah-fie']. Click to read the definition, origin and see it in action! Tue: autodidact | Mon: inculcate | Fri: indict | Thu: proscribe | Wed: inculpate |