The 60 Best Book Covers of 2016, As Chosen By Designers

The 60 Best Book Covers of 2016, As Chosen By Designers

As chosen by the best book cover designers in the business

By Emily Temple | December 21, 2016

18 Non-Book Gifts for Literary People

18 Non-Book Gifts for Literary People

What do you give someone who already has every book?

By Emily Temple | December 20, 2016

Please Don't Make Your Child Read Hemingway

Please Don't Make Your Child Read Hemingway

(Because why would you want to?)

By Emily Temple | December 20, 2016

Rabih Alameddine is Amplifying the Images and Art of Aleppo

Rabih Alameddine is Amplifying the Images and Art of Aleppo

Yet another reason to follow this great writer on Twitter

By Emily Temple | December 19, 2016

Human Hair, Dolls Clothes, Love Letters and Other Strange Things Found in Old Books

Human Hair, Dolls Clothes, Love Letters and Other Strange Things Found in Old Books

UVA's Book Traces Project tracks human interactions with physical books

By Emily Temple | December 16, 2016

Watch a Video about the Beauty of the Literary Barbershop

Watch a Video about the Beauty of the Literary Barbershop

In Ypsilanti, Michigan, one barbershop gives a discount to kids who read

By Emily Temple | December 16, 2016

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10 Things You Didn't Know About How the NY Times Book Review Works

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A New Law Is Causing Problems for California Booksellers

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Watch the Creepy 1969 Short Film Adaptation of "The Lottery"

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2016

Watch Shirley Hazzard's Brilliance in Action

Watch Shirley Hazzard's Brilliance in Action

Goodbye to One of our greatest novelists

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2016

A Found Poem About The State of Things in 2016

A Found Poem About The State of Things in 2016

From The New Yorker's Poems of the Year

By Emily Temple | December 13, 2016

Even Bob Dylan Doesn't Think His Songs Are Literature

Even Bob Dylan Doesn't Think His Songs Are Literature

Just Like Shakespeare, Apparently

By Emily Temple | December 12, 2016

Let Grace Paley Inspire Your Creativity and Activism in 2017

Let Grace Paley Inspire Your Creativity and Activism in 2017

"You have to make music of it somehow."

By Emily Temple | December 12, 2016

An Incomplete Guide to Proper Literary Name-Dropping

An Incomplete Guide to Proper Literary Name-Dropping

For Holiday Parties, Trivia Nights, and Beyond

By Emily Temple | December 9, 2016

Art Inspired by the Great Angela Carter

Art Inspired by the Great Angela Carter

The Twisted Imagery of Gothic Mysticism

By Emily Temple | December 8, 2016

Why Do We Keep Fighting Over 'To Kill A Mockingbird'?

Why Do We Keep Fighting Over 'To Kill A Mockingbird'?

Here are some alternative titles that tackle similar themes

By Emily Temple | December 7, 2016

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