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So Shakespeare wrote
King Lear
during a plague. Well, good for him, say all the writers.
By
Emily Temple
| March 16, 2020
Lots of people are looking up "pandemic" and "quarantine" and "Kafkaesque" in the dictionary.
By
Emily Temple
| March 13, 2020
Update: NYC public libraries are suspending all programs and closing to the public through March.
By
Emily Temple
| March 12, 2020
A Close Reading of the Chilling Prologue of Donna Tartt's
The Secret History
"Why, looking for new ferns."
By
Emily Temple
| March 12, 2020
10 Great Works of Historical Fiction to Ease Your Thomas Cromwell Withdrawal
At Least History Isn't Going Anywhere
By
Emily Temple
| March 11, 2020
Still a bad person after watching
The Good Place
? Michael Schur is writing a book for you.
By
Emily Temple
| March 10, 2020
Best Reviewed
Books of the Week
I can't look away from these delirious paintings of anthropomorphized books.
By
Emily Temple
| March 9, 2020
Woody Allen's memoir has been cancelled. (Proof that protest works!)
By
Emily Temple
| March 6, 2020
Here's an unexpected treat: Tressie McMillan Cottom live-tweeting
Love is Blind
.
By
Emily Temple
| March 5, 2020
How to design around your books (if you're really, really rich).
By
Emily Temple
| March 4, 2020
Ronan Farrow calls Hachette "wildy unprofessional" for acquiring Woody Allen's book.
By
Emily Temple
| March 4, 2020
The 75 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of
On the Road
"Like reading Mapquest directions for several hundred pages."
By
Emily Temple
| March 4, 2020
AWP may still technically be on, but writers and publishers are bailing fast.
By
Emily Temple
| March 3, 2020
The best literary TV adaptation you aren't watching is coming to an end.
By
Emily Temple
| March 3, 2020
The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign
In Like a Lion, Out Like a Ram
By
Emily Temple
| March 2, 2020
Watch this "cinematic interpretation" of your favorite literary meme, #Bookface.
By
Emily Temple
| February 28, 2020
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