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One great short story to read today: John Cheever's

One great short story to read today: John Cheever's "The Enormous Radio"

By Emily Temple | May 15, 2024

Remembering Alice Munro

Remembering Alice Munro

1931-2024

By Emily Temple | May 14, 2024

One great short story to read today: </br>Lydia Davis's

One great short story to read today:
Lydia Davis's "Break it Down"

By Emily Temple | May 10, 2024

One great short story to read today: </br>Rebecca Curtis's

One great short story to read today:
Rebecca Curtis's "Hansa and Gretyl and Piece of Shit"

By Emily Temple | May 9, 2024

Here are this year’s Pulitzer Prize winners.

Here are this year’s Pulitzer Prize winners.

By Emily Temple | May 6, 2024

One great short story to read today: </br>J.G. Ballard's

One great short story to read today:
J.G. Ballard's "The Garden of Time"

By Emily Temple | May 6, 2024

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One great short story to read today:
Senaa Ahmad's "Let's Play Dead"

By Emily Temple | May 3, 2024

One great short story to read today:
Donald Barthelme's "The School"

By Emily Temple | May 2, 2024

One great short story to read today:
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By Emily Temple | May 1, 2024

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in May

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in May

Because Somehow It’s Still Raining

By Emily Temple | May 1, 2024

"With alarm, Your Scholar," and other excellent sign-offs from Emily Dickinson's letters.

By Emily Temple | April 30, 2024

The 11 Best Book Covers of April

The 11 Best Book Covers of April

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By Emily Temple | April 30, 2024

These are the

These are the "most influential" writers of the year.

By Emily Temple | April 18, 2024

Here are the winners of the 2024 Whiting Awards.

Here are the winners of the 2024 Whiting Awards.

By Emily Temple | April 11, 2024

Would you like to buy Cormac McCarthy's writing desk? (Or maybe his shirt?)

Would you like to buy Cormac McCarthy's writing desk? (Or maybe his shirt?)

By Emily Temple | April 9, 2024

Annie Dillard's

Annie Dillard's "Total Eclipse" is the best thing you can read about the eclipse today.

By Emily Temple | April 8, 2024

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