Theodore Dreiser was born on this day in 1871.

Etgar Keret’s first short story that he ended up publishing on Facebook 25 years later.

Hillary Kelly lists ten of the best posthumously released books at The New Republic.

Full Stop reviews Alina Simone’s Note to Self.

Timothy Leary was a Ron Paul supporter.

Scientific American lists “23 Signs You’re Secretly a Narcissist Masquerading as a Sensitive Introvert.”

New York’s Gilded Age bachelors.

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