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Alice Burton

Chicagoan and aspiring cryptozoologist Alice Burton has a B.A. in Comparative Literature and is an Archives Assistant with the Frances Willard Historical Society. When not booking or historying, she is singing soprano wherever people will have her. She will watch any documentary on Neanderthals or giant extinct animals, and has a Stockholm Syndrome-like love for Chicago and its winters. Blog: Reading Rambo Twitter: @itsalicetime

How to Turn from a Book Hoarder into a Book Collector

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A Literary Advent Calendar

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Sites We Like: Read the World

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So You Want to Be a Vampire Hunter

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5 Classics That Should Definitely Become CW Shows

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