The Ultimate Summer 2020 Reading List

The Ultimate Summer 2020 Reading List

In Which There Is Math and Counting

By Emily Temple | June 10, 2020

It's the perfect day to start reading Octavia Butler's <em>Kindred</em>.

It's the perfect day to start reading Octavia Butler's Kindred.

By Emily Temple | June 9, 2020

Indie bookstore Tattered Cover thinks speaking out is

Indie bookstore Tattered Cover thinks speaking out is "a slippery slope." Twitter does not agree.

By Emily Temple | June 8, 2020

The Latest Incarnation of Shirley Jackson on the Big Screen is Basically Fan Fiction

The Latest Incarnation of Shirley Jackson on the Big Screen is Basically Fan Fiction

And It's Great!

By Emily Temple | June 8, 2020

Listen to Ibram X. Kendi’s <em>Stamped from the Beginning</em> for free.

Listen to Ibram X. Kendi’s Stamped from the Beginning for free.

By Emily Temple | June 4, 2020

Watch President Obama's town hall on George Floyd and police violence here.

Watch President Obama's town hall on George Floyd and police violence here.

By Emily Temple | June 3, 2020

Best Reviewed
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  • Ghost-Eye
  • Trash!: A Garbageman's Story
  • As If
  • Good Company
  • Radical Duke: How One Aristocrat-And the American Revolution-Transformed Britain
  • Monster of a Land: On the Road in Search of Modern America

Nikil Saval, writer and n+1 editor, is about to be a state senator.

By Emily Temple | June 3, 2020

Danez Smith is collecting funds to support their community in Minneapolis.

By Emily Temple | June 2, 2020

Publishers are suing the Internet Archive for scanning and distributing copies of their books.

By Emily Temple | June 1, 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

Welp, It's June

By Emily Temple | June 1, 2020

Our Personalized Quarantine Book Recommendations, Round 10

Our Personalized Quarantine Book Recommendations, Round 10

“Beware of the person of one book.”

By Emily Temple | May 29, 2020

The 13 Best Book Covers of May

The 13 Best Book Covers of May

We Still Have Some Nice Things

By Emily Temple | May 29, 2020

I can't stop watching this old <em>SNL</em> skit in which Maya Angelou pranks other writers.

I can't stop watching this old SNL skit in which Maya Angelou pranks other writers.

By Emily Temple | May 28, 2020

The absolute weirdest episode of <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</em> still slaps 20 years later.

The absolute weirdest episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer still slaps 20 years later.

By Emily Temple | May 22, 2020

Our Personalized Quarantine Book Recommendations, Round 9

Our Personalized Quarantine Book Recommendations, Round 9

Stacks on Stacks

By Emily Temple | May 22, 2020

The 30 Best Bad Amazon Reviews for Flannery O'Connor's Short Stories

The 30 Best Bad Amazon Reviews for Flannery O'Connor's Short Stories

"She is a sadist. I bet she was sorry ultimately!"

By Emily Temple | May 21, 2020

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