4 New Feminist Dystopias You Should Read ASAP

4 New Feminist Dystopias You Should Read ASAP

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Feminist dystopian literature is nothing new.  Magaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale may have spent weeks on the New York Times bestseller list last year, but it was originally published in 1985.  That being said, you might have noticed an uptick in the number of feminist dystopian novels being published over the past year.  So get your hands on one of these four if you’re looking to indulge in some interesting new takes on a perennial theme.   1. Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich   Image Via USA Today   Cedar lives in a world where evolution is moving …

What Makes This Bookstore So Great? Only That William Faulkner Lived There

What Makes This Bookstore So Great? Only That William Faulkner Lived There

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If you’re reading this, I’m guessing you’ll agree that there are few things better than spending an afternoon wandering around a bookstore. I can think of one thing better: wandering around a bookstore housed in the former apartment of none other than William Faulkner himself.   Faulkner House Books is located at 624 Pirate’s Alley in the middle of the famous French Quarter in New Orleans. Faulkner lived in the first floor apartment for six months starting in 1925. He wrote his first novel Soldier’s Pay here.   The bookstore opened over twenty-seven years ago on September 25th, William Faulkner’s birthday.  …