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Would You Read a Crowdsourced Novel?

A Chicago artist is trying to write the first user-submitted work of literature, 140 characters at a time.

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Author 'Predicts' Titanic Sinking, 14 Years Earlier

The novella Futility, written in 1898 by U.S. writer Morgan Robertson, shows some eerie similarities to the famed story of the sinking of the Titanic.

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Reading While Eating for January 12: Speak Up

Thursday’s links talk tax challenges, campaign promises and career advice.

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Reading While Eating for October 17: Know What I Meme?

Monday’s links talk protest songs, lazy songs and the meaning of Maru.

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After School Bans ‘Slaughterhouse-Five,’ Vonnegut Library Gives Copies for Free

Even after death, Kurt Vonnegut is circumventing the rules.

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Rare Jane Austen Manuscript Auctions for $1.6 Million

Another Jane Austen manuscript is on the loose. Does that mean we’ll see more of her delightful spelling mistakes?

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Long-Lost First Novel To Be Published

Years before he published his first Sherlock Holmes novel, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle constructed The Narrative of John Smith, his first book.

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Book Lover: Writer Proposes to Girlfriend in New Novel

NewsFeed’s heart is melting already.

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National Novel Writing Month: Can You Pen 50,000 Words in 26 Days?

Come on, it’s easy: That’s not even 2,000 words a day. NewsFeed knows you can do it!

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Tony Blair In The Running For Bad Sex Award

There’s nothing worse than a bad sex scene. At least that’s what the judges for the UK Literary Review’s Bad Sex Awards think.