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50 Very Bad Book Covers for<br> Literary Classics

50 Very Bad Book Covers for
Literary Classics

It could always be worse.

By Emily Temple | March 9, 2021

"It's incredibly lazy and depressingly effective." John Oliver on Fox News's Dr. Seuss antics.

By Emily Temple | March 8, 2021

A Sylvia Plath fan has petitioned the Church to allow her to be buried near the poet.

A Sylvia Plath fan has petitioned the Church to allow her to be buried near the poet.

By Emily Temple | March 4, 2021

Peek inside a new illustrated edition of Angela Carter's <em>Nights at the Circus</em>.

Peek inside a new illustrated edition of Angela Carter's Nights at the Circus.

By Emily Temple | March 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

Is That Light at the End of the Tunnel?

By Emily Temple | March 1, 2021

Olga Tokarczuk's

Olga Tokarczuk's "magnum opus" has finally been translated into English (and you can read it soon).

By Emily Temple | February 26, 2021

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The 15 Best Book Covers
of February

By Emily Temple | February 26, 2021

I think about this tiny detail from The Talented Mr. Ripley all the time.

By Emily Temple | February 24, 2021

How Many of the 100 Most Famous Passages in Literature Can You Identify?

By Emily Temple | February 24, 2021

Did everyone else know about Ryan Gosling's enormous literary tattoo?

Did everyone else know about Ryan Gosling's enormous literary tattoo?

By Emily Temple | February 22, 2021

50 Great Classic Novels <br>Under 200 Pages

50 Great Classic Novels
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Getting You Through February

By Emily Temple | February 17, 2021

Of course Albert Camus was a goalkeeper.

Of course Albert Camus was a goalkeeper.

By Emily Temple | February 16, 2021

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's next book is coming this May.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's next book is coming this May.

By Emily Temple | February 11, 2021

The National Book Foundation has found its next Executive Director.

The National Book Foundation has found its next Executive Director.

By Emily Temple | February 11, 2021

Attention (old) millennial book nerds: <em>Redwall</em> is coming to Netflix.

Attention (old) millennial book nerds: Redwall is coming to Netflix.

By Emily Temple | February 10, 2021

Watch Amanda Gorman's Super Bowl poem.

Watch Amanda Gorman's Super Bowl poem.

By Emily Temple | February 8, 2021

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