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  1. "Schadenfrodo" and other new words from #tnyquestion: j.mp/M7K4or // @bengreenman about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck
  2. "What does murder mean where there is no death?" j.mp/K96nrC #booktrailer about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
  3. Perfume for your Kindle: j.mp/LhnXYx // via @thelincoln about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
  4. "There was a great, still moment, with nothing inside it." j.mp/KGR5uU about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
  5. Thomas Edison's to-do list: j.mp/MrMEIL // @brainpicker about 5 hours ago via TweetDeck
  6. Elliott Holt and Marie-Helene Bertino on Dylan, dogs, MFAs, and dating writers: j.mp/K9c7Sf // @CanteenMag about 7 hours ago via web
  7. 15 songs about suicide: a mixtape from @Tao_Lin and @muumuuhouse: j.mp/K95D5V about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck
  8. The world's first one book bookshop: j.mp/JOF1KJ // @guardianbooks about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
  9. "Stealing makes everything more valuable." — Clarice Lispector j.mp/KGR5uU 9:12 AM Jun 2nd via TweetDeck
  10. "Goodness was lukewarm and light. It smelled of raw meat kept for too long." j.mp/KGR5uU 3:16 PM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
  11. 450 free audio books: j.mp/L3MOTq // @openculture via @largeheartedboy 2:34 PM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
  12. Invent a new word with The New Yorker: j.mp/M7K4or // @bengreenman #tnyquestion 12:09 PM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
  13. 5 video games inspired by books: j.mp/L3M8gR // @pastemagazine 11:31 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
  14. 10 Great Science Fiction Books for People Who Don’t Read Sci-Fi: j.mp/KReFVT // @flavorpill 9:29 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
  15. "She felt a perfect animal inside her, full of contradictions, of selfishness and vitality." j.mp/KGR5uU 9:06 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
  16. Paul Krugman on sci-fi: j.mp/KBlPPU 11:13 AM May 31st via TweetDeck
  17. The apocalypse, as it looms closer, has become more intriguing to writers of fiction, more necessary to address. j.mp/L98z2C 10:55 AM May 31st via TweetDeck
  18. 100 most memorable first lines from novels: j.mp/L96EuK // via @tin_house 9:38 AM May 31st via TweetDeck
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