A new George Saunders novel is coming this winter.

A new George Saunders novel is coming this winter.

By Emily Temple | July 24, 2025

Vladimir Nabokov's entire backlist is getting a brand new redesign.

Vladimir Nabokov's entire backlist is getting a brand new redesign.

By Emily Temple | July 18, 2025

An incomplete list of things Jane Austen disliked.

An incomplete list of things Jane Austen disliked.

By Emily Temple | July 9, 2025

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in July

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in July

Washington Black, Foundation, and more.

By Emily Temple | June 27, 2025

The 13 Best Book Covers of June

The 13 Best Book Covers of June

Hot Hot Heat

By Emily Temple | June 27, 2025

The Ultimate Summer 2025 Reading List

The Ultimate Summer 2025 Reading List

Sun, Fun, Math, and Counting

By Emily Temple | June 12, 2025

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The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in June

By Emily Temple | May 30, 2025

The 10 Best Book Covers of May

By Emily Temple | May 29, 2025

22 Novels You Need to Read This Summer

By Emily Temple | May 27, 2025

Looks like <em>The Chicago Sun-Times</em> used AI to write a reading list—and wound up with slop.

Looks like The Chicago Sun-Times used AI to write a reading list—and wound up with slop.

By Emily Temple | May 20, 2025

One great short story to read today: Aimee Bender,

One great short story to read today: Aimee Bender, "Off"

By Emily Temple | May 20, 2025

100 Book Covers for <em>Mrs. Dalloway</em>

100 Book Covers for Mrs. Dalloway

Celebrating a Century of Virginia Woolf’s Classic Novel

By Emily Temple | May 14, 2025

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

One great short story to read today: Donald Barthelme's "A City of Churches"

By Emily Temple | May 12, 2025

One great short story to read today: Angela Carter's

One great short story to read today: Angela Carter's "The Company of Wolves"

By Emily Temple | May 7, 2025

Mothers in children's books: a matrix.

Mothers in children's books: a matrix.

By Emily Temple | May 6, 2025

One great short story to read today: Franz Kafka's

One great short story to read today: Franz Kafka's "In the Penal Colony"

By Emily Temple | May 1, 2025

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