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40 of the Best Villains in Literature

40 of the Best Villains in Literature

*Insert Evil Laugh Here

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14 Famous Writers on Whether or Not to Have Kids

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20 Notoriously Underrated Writers You Should Be Reading

20 Notoriously Underrated Writers You Should Be Reading

Yes, Even Nobel Prize-Winners Can Be Chronically Underappreciated

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When Walt Whitman's Poems Were Rejected For Being Too Timely

When Walt Whitman's Poems Were Rejected For Being Too Timely

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