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Meet the 2023 National Book Award Finalists

Meet the 2023 National Book Award Finalists

Rapid-Fire Interviews with Some of Our Best Writers and Translators

By Emily Temple | November 8, 2023

In a new Joan Didion biopic,

In a new Joan Didion biopic, "an AI Joan encounters a dystopia beyond her wildest anxiety dreams."

By Emily Temple | November 2, 2023

The 14 Best Book Covers of October

The 14 Best Book Covers of October

Things are getting weird

By Emily Temple | October 30, 2023

Listen to the only recording of Shirley Jackson's voice—as she reads two of her best stories aloud.

Listen to the only recording of Shirley Jackson's voice—as she reads two of her best stories aloud.

By Emily Temple | October 27, 2023

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in November

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in November

From Under the Blanket

By Emily Temple | October 27, 2023

20 spooky short stories you can read for free online.

20 spooky short stories you can read for free online.

By Emily Temple | October 23, 2023

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Watch the sinister trailer for the adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh's Eileen.

By Emily Temple | October 18, 2023

Newly minted Nobel Laureate Jon Fosse on the best writing advice he's ever received.

By Emily Temple | October 10, 2023

Norwegian writer Jon Fosse has won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature.

By Emily Temple | October 5, 2023

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in October

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in October

The Spooky Edit

By Emily Temple | September 29, 2023

Here are the bookies' odds for the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Here are the bookies' odds for the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature.

By Emily Temple | September 28, 2023

The 17 Best Book Covers of September

The 17 Best Book Covers of September

The Latest Fall Fashions

By Emily Temple | September 28, 2023

Which Big Fall Book Should You Read?

Which Big Fall Book Should You Read?

(A flowchart)

By Emily Temple | September 26, 2023

Pauls all the way down: Here's the 2023 Booker Prize shortlist.

Pauls all the way down: Here's the 2023 Booker Prize shortlist.

By Emily Temple | September 21, 2023

Two years later, a federal judge has ruled on the Bad Art Friend case.

Two years later, a federal judge has ruled on the Bad Art Friend case.

By Emily Temple | September 19, 2023

Exclusive: See the cover for R.O. Kwon's next novel, <em>Exhibit</em>.

Exclusive: See the cover for R.O. Kwon's next novel, Exhibit.

By Emily Temple | September 19, 2023

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