An editor snuck Covid-19 into Don DeLillo's new novel—but DeLillo took it out at the last moment.

An editor snuck Covid-19 into Don DeLillo's new novel—but DeLillo took it out at the last moment.

By Emily Temple | October 13, 2020

Remember: <em>Dirty Dancing</em> demonstrated the best response to a guy pushing Ayn Rand on you.

Remember: Dirty Dancing demonstrated the best response to a guy pushing Ayn Rand on you.

By Emily Temple | October 9, 2020

Here are the bookies’ odds for the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Here are the bookies’ odds for the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature.

By Emily Temple | October 7, 2020

Marjane Satrapi's hypnotizing paintings of women are now on view in Paris.

Marjane Satrapi's hypnotizing paintings of women are now on view in Paris.

By Emily Temple | October 7, 2020

The Secret History of

The Secret History of "Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board"

Emily Temple on Samuel Pepys and Parlor Games for Plague Times

By Emily Temple | October 6, 2020

Why is <em>The Known World</em> <br>So Good?

Why is The Known World
So Good?

Emily Temple on Edward P. Jones's Master Class in Time Management

By Emily Temple | October 5, 2020

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  • American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump
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See highlights from James A. Michener's enormous abstract art collection.

By Emily Temple | October 2, 2020

2020 is the year of enormous pink lady faces on book covers.

By Emily Temple | October 1, 2020

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

By Emily Temple | October 1, 2020

The Night W.S. Merwin Was Stripped Naked by a Charismatic Buddhist Leader

The Night W.S. Merwin Was Stripped Naked by a Charismatic Buddhist Leader

Emily Temple on a Legendary Night of Very Bad Behavior

By Emily Temple | September 30, 2020

The 10 Best Book Covers <br>of September

The 10 Best Book Covers
of September

You Want It Darker?

By Emily Temple | September 29, 2020

Is Chris Hemsworth simply too hot to play a George Saunders hero?

Is Chris Hemsworth simply too hot to play a George Saunders hero?

By Emily Temple | September 28, 2020

There's only one novelist on <em>TIME'</em>s list of 2020's most influential people. . . again.

There's only one novelist on TIME's list of 2020's most influential people. . . again.

By Emily Temple | September 23, 2020

Please enjoy these 25 spooky, cat-heavy covers of <em>We Have Always Lived in the Castle</em>.

Please enjoy these 25 spooky, cat-heavy covers of We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

By Emily Temple | September 21, 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg on how Vladimir Nabokov influenced her writing.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg on how Vladimir Nabokov influenced her writing.

By Emily Temple | September 21, 2020

The Ultimate Fall 2020 </br>Books Preview

The Ultimate Fall 2020
Books Preview

The Most Anticipated Books of the Season, According to Math

By Emily Temple | September 21, 2020

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