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Emily Temple

Emily Temple
Emily Temple is a senior editor at Lit Hub. Her first novel, The Lightness, will be published by William Morrow in 2020.


Edward Norton’s reinterpretation of Motherless Brooklyn actually looks great.

August 22, 2019  By Emily Temple
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Shh… “ASMR” might soon appear in your dictionary.

August 21, 2019  By Emily Temple
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The Matrix 4 is happening, and Aleksandar Hemon and David Mitchell wrote the script.

August 20, 2019  By Emily Temple
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New Books Tuesday: Your weekly guide to what’s publishing today, fiction and nonfiction.

August 20, 2019  By Emily Temple
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Can You Guess These Classic Novels From Their Library of Congress Subject Categories?

1. Married women. 2. Adultery. 3. Russia. = ?
August 20, 2019  By Emily Temple
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Here are the winners of the 2019 Hugo Awards.

August 19, 2019  By Emily Temple
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Your weekly deal memo: Carl Zimmer, Baba Yaga, Anita Diamant & more.

August 16, 2019  By Emily Temple
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The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Lolita

"Too much French."
August 16, 2019  By Emily Temple
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The Very First Books Published by Some of Your Favorite Publishing Houses

You Know What They Say About First Impressions . . .
August 15, 2019  By Emily Temple
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President Obama recommends Téa Obreht, Lauren Wilkinson, and more for your late summer reading.

August 14, 2019  By Emily Temple
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Reese Witherspoon is adapting this 1200-word short story into a film for Netflix.

August 13, 2019  By Emily Temple
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New Books Tuesday: Your weekly guide to what’s publishing today, fiction and nonfiction.

August 13, 2019  By Emily Temple
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10 Debut Novels Nobody Reads Anymore—But Should

(Because they're real good.)
August 12, 2019  By Emily Temple
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Everything is terrible, but at least we’re getting a Jackie Collins documentary.

August 9, 2019  By Emily Temple
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Your weekly book deal memo: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jemele Hill, Vivian Gornick & more.

August 9, 2019  By Emily Temple
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11 Famous Writers on the Genius and Influence of Shirley Jackson

"Misanthropy always goes down better with a sense of humor."
August 9, 2019  By Emily Temple
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Here’s Kara Walker’s Toni Morrison tribute on the cover of the New Yorker.

August 8, 2019  By Emily Temple
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“The Greatest Menace to the Writer is the Reader” and Other Advice from Shirley Jackson

(But Don't Worry, You Can Beat Him at His Own Game.)
August 8, 2019  By Emily Temple
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New Books Tuesday: Your weekly guide to what’s publishing today, fiction and nonfiction.

August 6, 2019  By Emily Temple
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“You Don’t Know Anything.” And Other Writing Advice from Toni Morrison

I don’t want to hear about your true love and your mama and your papa and your friends.
August 6, 2019  By Emily Temple
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