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Excerpt: Throb, An Erotic Coming of Age Novel

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt of Juliette del Fuego’s Throb, An Erotic Coming of Age Novel.  The new author has penned what can only be described as a Latina 50 Shades of Grey. Here’s a tease. The steamy…
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7 Things You May Not Know About Hans Christian Andersen

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It doesn't matter about being born in a duckyard, as long as you are hatched from a swan's egg. —The Ugly Duckling UPDATED June 17th, 2017 April 2 is Hans Christian Andersen's birthday and is observed as International Children's Book…
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20 Perfect First Lines of Famous Poems

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 April 28 is Great Poetry Reading Day. What better way to celebrate some of the most famous poems of all time, and the poets who write them. Even if you don’t know the author or even the names of these poems, we bet…
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5 Great Books to Read Before & During Pregnancy

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 When I found out I was pregnant, my search for interesting and informative pregnancy books began. It was overwhelming! There were hundreds of books to pick and choose from and my fears of being a good mom began:…
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Wordsmith Wonders: 9 Reasons to Read Poems

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 If you absolutely hated reading poetry (or worse, having to write it) when you were in school, then you probably have a bad taste in your mouth about the whole artistic-expression-through-words thing. The world of…
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21 Reasons to Re-Read George Orwell’s ‘1984’

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 We all had to read 1984 by George Orwellin school. But it’s safe to say that most of us had no idea of the just how relevant it would be in 2014. “He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the…

Children’s Books to Help You Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

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Each year, from September 15 to October 15, National Hispanic Heritage Month offers all Americans the opportunity to celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions of Latinos in the U.S. These dates were not chosen randomly; September…
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10 Reasons Anastasia Steele From ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ is No Role Model

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 I had no intention of reading Fifty Shades of Grey, the novel by E.L. James that has sold 30 million copies in a few months and has been often tagged as “mommy porn” based on its appealed to so-called frustrated…
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5 Graphic Novel Must-Reads

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If you binge-watched the first season of Netflix's Jessica Jones and need a graphic novel fix to hold you over until season two drops, there's a cornucopia of incredible titles that prove comics are definitely not just for kids. And they're…