The 10 Best Book Covers of July

The 10 Best Book Covers of July

In Praise of Red, Red, Red

By Emily Temple | July 28, 2021

Here's the 2021 Booker Prize longlist.

Here's the 2021 Booker Prize longlist.

By Emily Temple | July 27, 2021

Octavia Butler's 1979 bio is an object lesson in writing author bios.

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 <em>Sir Gawain and the Green Knight</em>.

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.

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?

Which international city's public libraries lend the most books per capita?

By Emily Temple | July 21, 2021

Best Reviewed
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  • Country People
  • You Won't Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters
  • Exit Stalin: The Soviet Union as a Civilization, 1953-1991
  • The Great Wherever
  • A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies
  • The Simp: A Novel Without a Hero

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

These are the books Barack Obama thinks you should read this summer.

By Emily Temple | July 12, 2021

<em>Sleeping or Dead?</em> and other hilarious

Sleeping or Dead? and other hilarious "practical books for librarians" in pulp classic form.

By Emily Temple | July 9, 2021

Paulo Coelho's <em>The Alchemist</em> will finally be made into a movie, courtesy Will Smith.

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 <em>Jeopardy!</em>

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, <em>Glory</em>, is coming your way this spring.

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.

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

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

The 13 Best Book Covers of June

Gone With a Splash

By Emily Temple | July 1, 2021

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