Here's the shortlist for NYPL's 2021 Young Lions Fiction award.

Here's the shortlist for NYPL's 2021 Young Lions Fiction award.

By Emily Temple | April 9, 2021

The Donald Barthelme Story Nobody Talks About But Everyone Should Read

The Donald Barthelme Story Nobody Talks About But Everyone Should Read

Emily Temple on the Masterful Use of Authorial Intrusion in “Rebecca”

By Emily Temple | April 9, 2021

Check out the Folio Society's new (and very neon) Philip K. Dick box set.

Check out the Folio Society's new (and very neon) Philip K. Dick box set.

By Emily Temple | April 6, 2021

The famous moors of <em>Wuthering Heights</em> will soon feature . . . a housing development.

The famous moors of Wuthering Heights will soon feature . . . a housing development.

By Emily Temple | April 6, 2021

Get a tour of Leonora Carrington's Mexico City home and workspace.

Get a tour of Leonora Carrington's Mexico City home and workspace.

By Emily Temple | April 6, 2021

James McBride has won the inaugural Gotham Book Prize for literature that celebrates NYC.

James McBride has won the inaugural Gotham Book Prize for literature that celebrates NYC.

By Emily Temple | April 6, 2021

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Here are the winners of the 2021 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.

By Emily Temple | April 5, 2021

FYI: Geoffrey Chaucer (probably) didn't invent April Fools' Day.

By Emily Temple | April 1, 2021

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

By Emily Temple | April 1, 2021

Watch the bonkers trailer for the 1972 adaptation of <em>Slaughterhouse-Five</em>.

Watch the bonkers trailer for the 1972 adaptation of Slaughterhouse-Five.

By Emily Temple | March 31, 2021

The 19 Best Book Covers of March

The 19 Best Book Covers of March

Humor is back, baby.

By Emily Temple | March 31, 2021

Revisiting <em>Speedboat</em> in Search of a New York City That Never Really Existed

Revisiting Speedboat in Search of a New York City That Never Really Existed

Emily Temple Gives in to the Pandemic-Induced Nostalgia

By Emily Temple | March 30, 2021

Beverly Cleary, beloved creator of Ramona Quimby, has died at the age of 104.

Beverly Cleary, beloved creator of Ramona Quimby, has died at the age of 104.

By Emily Temple | March 27, 2021

The best writing advice I’ve ever read comes from Robert Frost.

The best writing advice I’ve ever read comes from Robert Frost.

By Emily Temple | March 26, 2021

Here are the winners of this year's National Book Critics Circle awards.

Here are the winners of this year's National Book Critics Circle awards.

By Emily Temple | March 25, 2021

<em>The Paris Review</em> has a new editor.

The Paris Review has a new editor.

By Emily Temple | March 23, 2021

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