Happy birthday to both Jane Austen and Philip K. Dick!

Great essay by Aaron Lake Smith about riding Greyhound busses across the country in the early aughts. 

The New York Times looks at digital producers like Emily Books and The Atavist.

Taking another look at the famed White Horse Tavern.

Adam Kirsch tells us about his favorite books of 2013.

We’re suckers for anything Edward Gorey. 

This is some serious cat love.

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