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The 89 Best Book Covers of 2020

The 89 Best Book Covers of 2020

As Chosen by Our Favorite Book Cover Designers

By Emily Temple | December 2, 2020

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

It's Almost Over.

By Emily Temple | December 1, 2020

The 10 Best Book Covers<br> of November

The 10 Best Book Covers
of November

The Only Way Out is Through

By Emily Temple | November 25, 2020

Oxford's official word of 2020 is . . . well, it's a lot of words.

Oxford's official word of 2020 is . . . well, it's a lot of words.

By Emily Temple | November 23, 2020

And the winner of the 2020 Booker Prize is . . .

And the winner of the 2020 Booker Prize is . . .

By Emily Temple | November 19, 2020

Here are the bookies' odds for the 2020 Booker Prize.

Here are the bookies' odds for the 2020 Booker Prize.

By Emily Temple | November 18, 2020

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Attention: the principal from Buffy just wrote a novel. It's called Illyria.

By Emily Temple | November 17, 2020

Quentin Tarantino is publishing a novel based on . . . his own movie.

By Emily Temple | November 17, 2020

Take a tour of José Saramago's gorgeous Canary Island home.

By Emily Temple | November 16, 2020

10 cool facts about Jonathan Franzen's next novel, coming fall 2021.

10 cool facts about Jonathan Franzen's next novel, coming fall 2021.

By Emily Temple | November 13, 2020

I'm sorry, but I cannot accept Hugh Bonneville as Roald Dahl.

I'm sorry, but I cannot accept Hugh Bonneville as Roald Dahl.

By Emily Temple | November 12, 2020

Please don't give Trump a $100M book deal.

Please don't give Trump a $100M book deal.

By Emily Temple | November 11, 2020

Want to Feel Better? Stop Reading New Books.

Want to Feel Better? Stop Reading New Books.

That's Right.

By Emily Temple | November 11, 2020

To celebrate scientists solving the black hole paradox, read this short tale of a tiny black hole.

To celebrate scientists solving the black hole paradox, read this short tale of a tiny black hole.

By Emily Temple | November 9, 2020

Read a previously unpublished short story by Edith Wharton.

Read a previously unpublished short story by Edith Wharton.

By Emily Temple | November 9, 2020

A comedian has just solved

A comedian has just solved "the world's most difficult literary puzzle."

By Emily Temple | November 6, 2020

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