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Must every YA heroine be petite and scrawny when male leads, by contrast, are more often described using language that would typically indicate power, asks The Atlantic. They have a point.
Stephen King’s The Shining has been adapted for stage. That trailer. Gulp.
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The Fifty Shades of Grey movie is surprisingly tame apparently. Aw, man.
A lovely short piece on unconventional fictional families by author Emma Donoghue.
The Huffington Post published 11 ways to promote your book year-round.
This was lovely. And hilarious. 52 lies children’s books told you growing up. Truth.
Did you see these 15 breathtaking illustrations from fairy tales in the 1920s? Wouldn’t they make stunning wall art?
What literary links have you been loving this week?