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The Well-Read Life

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Meet Your Screenwriting Master Class Dream Team

Chasing a dream in the rough-and-tumble of big-time show business takes passion, guts, creativity and skill. Through their adventures in...

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Refills Should Be Fulfilling, not Frustrating: The Value of Standards

For richer or poorer, our lives are influenced not only by whom we marry, but also by the physical objects...

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How to Fill a Fountain Pen

If this is the first time you’ve refilled a fountain pen, do not worry. It’s not as complicated as you...

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A Brief History of 1,000 Years of Writing by Hand, in 2 Parts: Part Two

Despite the tremendous growth of fountain pens in the first half of the 20th century, these were precisely the same...

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A Brief History of 1,000 Years of Writing by Hand, in 2 Parts: Part One

For more than 1,000 years, the bird feather, or quill, was the primary means of writing. Our word “pen” comes...

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Language Learning Inspiration from Akshay

Interested in learning a new language? Meet Akshay Swaminathan, coauthor of our recent Levenger Master Class™ workbook, How to Learn a...

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Would You Share Your Reading Tips with Me?

Dear Readers, I’m seeking input for the second edition of The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life and would be...

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Levenger Master Class Presents How to Write a Cookbook with Chef Pati Jinich

If you've ever dreamed of preserving cherished recipes or publishing your own cookbook, Levenger has just the tool to help...

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Why Personalized Gifts Make the Best Graduation Presents

Graduation season marks a major milestone—a celebration of hard work, new beginnings, and boundless possibilities. Whether your grad is headed...

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A Guide to Personalized & Monogrammed Gifts for Writers

Gift-giving can be tricky, but there’s one kind of present that’s always a winner: something personalized. Whether it’s a monogrammed...

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How to Choose the Best Gift for a Writer

Writers are a different breed. They can spend an hour agonizing over a single sentence, have a strong opinion about which...

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