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The Ten Biggest Literary Stories<br> of the Year

The Ten Biggest Literary Stories
of the Year

And Then We Came to the End

By Emily Temple | December 22, 2020

Notable Literary Deaths in 2020

Notable Literary Deaths in 2020

An Incomplete List of the Writers, Editors, and Great
Literary Minds We Lost This Year

By Emily Temple | December 18, 2020

Move over, <em>Arrival</em>. Here's the latest Ted Chiang story headed to adaptation glory.

Move over, Arrival. Here's the latest Ted Chiang story headed to adaptation glory.

By Emily Temple | December 17, 2020

Christopher Hitchens's backlist is getting a cool new redesign.

Christopher Hitchens's backlist is getting a cool new redesign.

By Emily Temple | December 17, 2020

The Biggest Literary Stories<br> of the Year: 30 to 11

The Biggest Literary Stories
of the Year: 30 to 11

From Obama's Memoir to Connell's Chain

By Emily Temple | December 17, 2020

Who wore it better? US book covers vs. their UK counterparts.

Who wore it better? US book covers vs. their UK counterparts.

By Emily Temple | December 15, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes
  • Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David
  • I Can't Stop Thinking about Horses and Sex
  • Queen of Lombard Street
  • Paradise Burns
  • Doppelgänger
  • Hanging and Burning: A King Oliver Novel
  • Our Arab: On Longing, Belonging, and Hope
  • The Turning of Sally-Mae

The Ultimate Best Books
of 2020 List

By Emily Temple | December 15, 2020

John le Carré, legendary spy novelist, has died at 89.

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2020

The Biggest Literary Stories
of the Year: 50 to 31

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2020

Jordan Smith will serve as Interim Executive Director of the National Book Foundation.

Jordan Smith will serve as Interim Executive Director of the National Book Foundation.

By Emily Temple | December 10, 2020

The 10 Best Literary Adaptations of the Year

The 10 Best Literary Adaptations of the Year

What Else Do You Have to Do?

By Emily Temple | December 10, 2020

Cover reveal: Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi's new novel, <em>Savage Tongues</em>.

Cover reveal: Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi's new novel, Savage Tongues.

By Emily Temple | December 8, 2020

The guy behind <em>The Queen's Gambit</em> is adapting Nabokov's <em>Laughter in the Dark</em>.

The guy behind The Queen's Gambit is adapting Nabokov's Laughter in the Dark.

By Emily Temple | December 7, 2020

30 years after his death, Roald Dahl's family has apologized for his anti-Semitism.

30 years after his death, Roald Dahl's family has apologized for his anti-Semitism.

By Emily Temple | December 7, 2020

Our 65 Favorite Books of the Year

Our 65 Favorite Books of the Year

We Lived Through 2020 and All We Got Were These Really Good Books

By Emily Temple | December 7, 2020

These are the most popular romantic novels from each of the last six decades.

These are the most popular romantic novels from each of the last six decades.

By Emily Temple | December 3, 2020

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