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The 30 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of . . . The Dictionary

The 30 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of . . . The Dictionary

of the Western World."">"This Dictionary Has Been Prepared for the Dumbing
of the Western World."

By Emily Temple | April 23, 2020

Vladimir Nabokov on the

Vladimir Nabokov on the "great books" of the 20th century and other detestable things.

By Emily Temple | April 22, 2020

Watching <em>Normal People</em> Have Very Good Sex (on the<br> Small Screen)

Watching Normal People Have Very Good Sex (on the
Small Screen)

Sex, Angst, and Sligo

By Emily Temple | April 22, 2020

Michelle Obama is now officially the best celebrity reading children's books to us over the internet.

Michelle Obama is now officially the best celebrity reading children's books to us over the internet.

By Emily Temple | April 20, 2020

Our Personalized Quarantine Book Recommendations, Round 5

Our Personalized Quarantine Book Recommendations, Round 5

For Your Continuing Isolation Reading

By Emily Temple | April 17, 2020

Meet the artist behind your new favorite literary Instagram account.

Meet the artist behind your new favorite literary Instagram account.

By Emily Temple | April 16, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

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Watch the first trailer for the new TV adaptation of Brave New World.

By Emily Temple | April 16, 2020

Remember when Doris Lessing absolutely did not care that she won the Nobel Prize?

By Emily Temple | April 16, 2020

All your favorite pop songs reimagined as sonnets.

By Emily Temple | April 14, 2020

The Best Rain in Literature

The Best Rain in Literature

Straight and Silvery, Big as Buckshot, A Thin Knife of Cool

By Emily Temple | April 14, 2020

The 40 Best Literary Adaptations to Stream Right Now

The 40 Best Literary Adaptations to Stream Right Now

It's Like Books On Your Screens!

By Emily Temple | April 10, 2020

Our Personalized Quarantine Book Recommendations, Round 4

Our Personalized Quarantine Book Recommendations, Round 4

Has It Only Been A Week?

By Emily Temple | April 10, 2020

The 50 Best Contemporary Novels Over 500 Pages

The 50 Best Contemporary Novels Over 500 Pages

Long Books, Worth Your Time

By Emily Temple | April 9, 2020

Here are the finalists for the 2020 Hugo Awards.

Here are the finalists for the 2020 Hugo Awards.

By Emily Temple | April 7, 2020

What Will Happen to the Novel <br>After This?

What Will Happen to the Novel
After This?

On the Inevitable Post-Pandemic Genre

By Emily Temple | April 7, 2020

James Patterson's old book commercials are pure comic genius.

James Patterson's old book commercials are pure comic genius.

By Emily Temple | April 6, 2020

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