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Support authors and enjoy great photography with Beowulf Sheehan's An Author a Day project.

Support authors and enjoy great photography with Beowulf Sheehan's An Author a Day project.

By Emily Temple | March 24, 2020

Woody Allen's memoir has just been published after all.

Woody Allen's memoir has just been published after all.

By Emily Temple | March 23, 2020

Actors are reading sonnets to us online to soothe our isolation anxieties.

Actors are reading sonnets to us online to soothe our isolation anxieties.

By Emily Temple | March 20, 2020

10 superb social distancers from literature.

10 superb social distancers from literature.

Take Notes, Spring Breakers

By Emily Temple | March 20, 2020

Our Personalized Quarantine Book Recommendations

Our Personalized Quarantine Book Recommendations

Just Ask, and We'll Try to Help

By Emily Temple | March 20, 2020

The Stories Behind 15 of the Best Names Famous Writers Gave to Their Pets

The Stories Behind 15 of the Best Names Famous Writers Gave to Their Pets

An Ode to Cliché, Cigarette, and Fireball Wilson Roberts Green

By Emily Temple | March 19, 2020

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Need a distraction? Get lost in The Paris Review’s Author Index.

By Emily Temple | March 18, 2020

Haven't read War and Peace? Now's the time to join Yiyun Li's free virtual book club.

By Emily Temple | March 17, 2020

How J.R.R. Tolkien Blocked W.H. Auden From Writing a Book About Him

By Emily Temple | March 17, 2020

Can't decide what to read next? Tell us your favorite books and we'll recommend one just for you.

Can't decide what to read next? Tell us your favorite books and we'll recommend one just for you.

By Emily Temple | March 16, 2020

So Shakespeare wrote <em>King Lear</em> during a plague. Well, good for him, say all the writers.

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

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.

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 <em>The Secret History</em>

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

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 <em>The Good Place</em>? Michael Schur is writing a book for you.

Still a bad person after watching The Good Place? Michael Schur is writing a book for you.

By Emily Temple | March 10, 2020

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