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The Stylus
Literary Culture & News
Oct 5, 202413 min read
The Black Cat on Bleecher Street
Short Story by William Weger Halloween Series I don’t have much time left. The full moon will rise soon, and I feel compelled to share my...
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Oct 3, 202412 min read
The Mannequin Maker
Short Story by William Weger Halloween Series The main doors at Corbett’s opened promptly at 10 o’clock. The Saturday morning shoppers...
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May 11, 20231 min read
10 Best First Lines in Novels
Book Trivia: Moby Dick by Herman Melville - "Call Me Ishmael." Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison - "I am an invisible man." Pride and...
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Mar 15, 20224 min read
Moby-Dick: A Mighty Book with a Still Mighty Following
Literature Essay: Herman Melville, on writing Moby-Dick or, The Whale, keenly observed that “to produce a mighty book, you must choose a...
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Dec 28, 20214 min read
The Shirley Jackson Revival: Come Along with Me
Literature Essay: Shirley Jackson has in recent years enjoyed a revival of sorts. Some might say she has become a literary pop icon. Her...
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Dec 1, 20212 min read
Still in Love with Scrooge
Literary Essay: “Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that." These rather grim words began A Christmas Carol...
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Oct 7, 20214 min read
The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe Still Haunts Us
Literature Essay: “The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where...
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May 24, 20211 min read
Most Challenged Books List 2020
Literature News: The American Association (ALA) released its annual list of the most challenged books of 2020. The ALA Office of...
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Apr 1, 20211 min read
National Poetry Month
Poetry News: April 2021 marks the 25th Anniversary of National Poetry Month, which reminds the public that poets have an integral role to...
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Jan 19, 20211 min read
Books & Bards 5th Anniversary
Books & Bards News: Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809. To celebrate Poe's birthday, Books & Bards, originally called Classic...
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Feb 7, 20171 min read
Celebrating Charles Dicken's Birthday
Lit News: Born on February 7, 1812, Charles Dickens was an English writer who crafted some of the world's most famous classics,...
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Jan 19, 20161 min read
Classic Booklovers Opens on Edgar Allan Poe's Birthday
Online Literary Store Specializes in Classics and Literary Merch Classic Booklovers (now Books & Bards) was founded in 2016 on January 19...
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