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Six Banned Middle Eastern Books You Should Read
In honour of the brave authors who continue to challenge censorship and Banned Books Week, we made you a reading list.
The Simpsons Marijuana Novel Is the Strangest, Most Wonderful Thing on Twitter
Read an excerpt about the Simpsons obsessively smoking weed, Bart getting sent to Iraq, Lisa and Maggie hitting a salvia blunt, and Marge falling into despair.
Summer Reading List: Zombie Hordes, Snuff Films, Haunted Computers
Here are three short books that will make you feel strange in the sun.
'All 13-Year-Olds Are Feral Creatures': An Interview with Author Katherine Faw Morris
And an excerpt from her short, drug-addled novel, 'Young God'.
Emily Gould's New Novel 'Friendship' Reads Like a Young Adult Novel About Adult Problems
We sat down with Emily Gould to discuss her new book and her online feminist bookstore, Emily Books.
Christopher and His Twink
When Don Bachardy was 18, he started dating Christopher Isherwood, a middle-aged novelist.
If You're Going to Read Plays, Read Annie Baker's
An interview with the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright.
Irvine Welsh Doesn't Regret Choosing Life
Discussing Savile, skag and Scottish independence with the author of Filth and Trainspotting.
Marie Calloway on Her New Novel and Being Called "Jailbait"
Critics call her "naive", a "Lolita", an "enfant terrible".