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

Exclusive cover reveal: Te-Ping Chen's <em>Land of Big Numbers</em>.

Exclusive cover reveal: Te-Ping Chen's Land of Big Numbers.

By Emily Temple | May 20, 2020

On the origin of the word “blurb.”

On the origin of the word “blurb.”

By Emily Temple | May 15, 2020

Best Reviewed
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  • Go Gentle
  • The Palm House
  • Lázár
  • Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs
  • Famesick: A Memoir
  • Where the Music Had to Go: How Bob Dylan and the Beatles Changed Each Other--And the World

Our Personalized Quarantine Book Recommendations, Round 8

By Emily Temple | May 15, 2020

Read Sally Rooney's first short story about Marianne and Connell.

By Emily Temple | May 13, 2020

Watch the first episode of a forgotten 1970 TV adaptation of Don Quixote . . . set in space.

By Emily Temple | May 12, 2020

The 50 Best Contemporary Novels Under 200 Pages

The 50 Best Contemporary Novels Under 200 Pages

Or, 50 Afternoons Well Spent

By Emily Temple | May 11, 2020

Elisabeth Moss is playing Shirley Jackson in a new movie, and it looks insanely good.

Elisabeth Moss is playing Shirley Jackson in a new movie, and it looks insanely good.

By Emily Temple | May 8, 2020

<em>Watership Down</em> author Richard Adams once called his dog as a witness in a hearing.

Watership Down author Richard Adams once called his dog as a witness in a hearing.

By Emily Temple | May 8, 2020

Our Personalized Quarantine Book Recommendations, Round 7

Our Personalized Quarantine Book Recommendations, Round 7

There Are Always More Books

By Emily Temple | May 8, 2020

Watch some very nerdy writers debating important fantasy topics.

Watch some very nerdy writers debating important fantasy topics.

By Emily Temple | May 7, 2020

Read the opening of Sayaka Murata's newest novel, coming in October.

Read the opening of Sayaka Murata's newest novel, coming in October.

By Emily Temple | May 6, 2020

Kill some time with this 19th century character trope generator.

Kill some time with this 19th century character trope generator.

By Emily Temple | May 6, 2020

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