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Octavia Butler's 1979 bio is an object lesson in writing author bios.
By
Emily Temple
| July 26, 2021
Do yourself a favor and listen to Robin Sloan read
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
.
By
Emily Temple
| July 23, 2021
It's official: nobody likes reading e-books.
By
Emily Temple
| July 22, 2021
Which international city's public libraries lend the most books per capita?
By
Emily Temple
| July 21, 2021
Roberto Bolaño's best advice for writing short stories is . . . pretty wild.
By
Emily Temple
| July 14, 2021
Take this soothing room-by-room virtual tour of Jane Austen's house.
By
Emily Temple
| July 12, 2021
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These are the books Barack Obama thinks you should read this summer.
By
Emily Temple
| July 12, 2021
Sleeping or Dead?
and other hilarious "practical books for librarians" in pulp classic form.
By
Emily Temple
| July 9, 2021
Paulo Coelho's
The Alchemist
will finally be made into a movie, courtesy Will Smith.
By
Emily Temple
| July 9, 2021
100 Literary Jeopardy Clues from Real Episodes of
Jeopardy!
Play with Your Friends
By
Emily Temple
| July 9, 2021
Exclusive: NoViolet Bulawayo's next novel,
Glory
, is coming your way this spring.
By
Emily Temple
| July 8, 2021
Psst: Charles Dickens had the secret bookcase door you've always dreamed of.
By
Emily Temple
| July 2, 2021
The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign
Summer Reading, Pt. 2
By
Emily Temple
| July 2, 2021
The 13 Best Book Covers of June
Gone With a Splash
By
Emily Temple
| July 1, 2021
10 things all writers could learn from
Love Island
. No, seriously.
By
Emily Temple
| June 25, 2021
Attention internet, J.D. Vance has Complaints about the
Gossip Girl
reboot.
By
Emily Temple
| June 23, 2021
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