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Haruki Murakami's latest novel is an expansion of a story he started over 40 years ago.

Haruki Murakami's latest novel is an expansion of a story he started over 40 years ago.

By Emily Temple | April 17, 2023

Are these the most influential novelists of 2023?

Are these the most influential novelists of 2023?

By Emily Temple | April 14, 2023

The best flowers in literature.

The best flowers in literature.

By Emily Temple | April 11, 2023

Watch the only remaining footage of the very first film adaptation of <em>The Great Gatsby.</em>

Watch the only remaining footage of the very first film adaptation of The Great Gatsby.

By Emily Temple | April 10, 2023

Just leave <em>Cruel Intentions</em> alone.

Just leave Cruel Intentions alone.

By Emily Temple | April 5, 2023

Yiyun Li has won the 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award for <em>The Book of Goose</em>.

Yiyun Li has won the 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award for The Book of Goose.

By Emily Temple | April 4, 2023

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Here are the winners of the 2023 Windham-Campbell Prizes.

By Emily Temple | April 4, 2023

A new edition of Gone With the Wind comes with a warning.

By Emily Temple | April 3, 2023

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in April

By Emily Temple | March 31, 2023

Anne Carson’s <em>Autobiography of Red</em> is Way Funnier Than You Remember

Anne Carson’s Autobiography of Red is Way Funnier Than You Remember

Emily Temple Revisits a Masterpiece 25 Years Later

By Emily Temple | March 30, 2023

The 11 Best Book Covers of March

The 11 Best Book Covers of March

Here Be Monsters

By Emily Temple | March 30, 2023

Here are the winners of the 2022 National Book Critics Circle Awards.

Here are the winners of the 2022 National Book Critics Circle Awards.

By Emily Temple | March 24, 2023

13 Adaptations Better Than the Books They’re Based On

13 Adaptations Better Than the Books They’re Based On

(GASP)

By Emily Temple | March 23, 2023

Live out your Jane Austen cosplay fantasies in the Austen family home, now for sale.

Live out your Jane Austen cosplay fantasies in the Austen family home, now for sale.

By Emily Temple | March 22, 2023

Jonathan Franzen would like to remind you to keep your vicious little cats indoors.

Jonathan Franzen would like to remind you to keep your vicious little cats indoors.

By Emily Temple | March 21, 2023

Read Mary Gaitskill's sequel (of sorts) to her classic short story

Read Mary Gaitskill's sequel (of sorts) to her classic short story "Secretary."

By Emily Temple | March 20, 2023

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