Patrick Radden Keefe has won the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction.

Patrick Radden Keefe has won the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction.

By Emily Temple | November 17, 2021

Somebody finally fixed the ending of <em>The Giving Tree</em>.

Somebody finally fixed the ending of The Giving Tree.

By Emily Temple | November 15, 2021

Reddit thinks Thomas Pynchon might be secretly ghost-tweeting for Paul Thomas Anderson.

Reddit thinks Thomas Pynchon might be secretly ghost-tweeting for Paul Thomas Anderson.

By Emily Temple | November 12, 2021

Over half of Americans think their life story is interesting enough to be a book.

Over half of Americans think their life story is interesting enough to be a book.

By Emily Temple | November 11, 2021

And the winner of the 2021 Booker Prize is . . .

And the winner of the 2021 Booker Prize is . . .

By Emily Temple | November 3, 2021

Here are the bookies’ odds for the 2021 Booker Prize.

Here are the bookies’ odds for the 2021 Booker Prize.

By Emily Temple | November 2, 2021

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"This confusion is both tragic and unfair." Donna Tartt thinks you're reading too much into it.

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If you find yourself in mortal danger this weekend, remember the last words of these famous writers.

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There are now 455 new words in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, including

There are now 455 new words in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, including "TBH" and "dad bod."

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The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in November

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in November

Get Cozy, It’s Time

By Emily Temple | October 29, 2021

Here are the 2021 Kirkus Prize winners.

Here are the 2021 Kirkus Prize winners.

By Emily Temple | October 28, 2021

Soon, Americans will finally be able to buy books by 2021 Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah.

Soon, Americans will finally be able to buy books by 2021 Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah.

By Emily Temple | October 27, 2021

The 10 Best Book Covers of October

The 10 Best Book Covers of October

In Praise of Jackets as Sweater-Weather Arrives

By Emily Temple | October 27, 2021

The secret history of your favorite bad writing cliché:

The secret history of your favorite bad writing cliché: "it was a dark and stormy night."

By Emily Temple | October 26, 2021

An ode to the glorious '70s cover art of the books of Ursula K. Le Guin.

An ode to the glorious '70s cover art of the books of Ursula K. Le Guin.

By Emily Temple | October 21, 2021

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