The Books in Portlandia

To celebrate the final season of Portlandia, Quirk Books explored "the fictional literary references in the show--books that the writers room at Portlandia created just for us."

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Buzzfeed shared "13 hilarious parodies of your favorite books."

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A hardback first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone worth £40,000 (about $55,945) was one of a number of rare books stolen in England, BBC News reported.

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New York City's Poetry Brothel "combines literature with burlesque for a whole different kind of literary event," Bustle wrote.

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Author David Crystal explored "sound and fury: how pronunciation provokes passionate reactions" for the Guardian.

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