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

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

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

“I regard such things as premature impertinences.”

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

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A Close Reading of the Chilling Prologue of Donna Tartt's The Secret History

By Emily Temple | March 12, 2020

10 Great Works of Historical Fiction to Ease Your Thomas Cromwell Withdrawal

By Emily Temple | March 11, 2020

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

By Emily Temple | March 10, 2020

I can't look away from these delirious paintings of anthropomorphized books.

I can't look away from these delirious paintings of anthropomorphized books.

By Emily Temple | March 9, 2020

Woody Allen's memoir has been cancelled. (Proof that protest works!)

Woody Allen's memoir has been cancelled. (Proof that protest works!)

By Emily Temple | March 6, 2020

Here's an unexpected treat: Tressie McMillan Cottom live-tweeting <em>Love is Blind</em>.

Here's an unexpected treat: Tressie McMillan Cottom live-tweeting Love is Blind.

By Emily Temple | March 5, 2020

How to design around your books (if you're really, really rich).

How to design around your books (if you're really, really rich).

By Emily Temple | March 4, 2020

Ronan Farrow calls Hachette

Ronan Farrow calls Hachette "wildy unprofessional" for acquiring Woody Allen's book.

By Emily Temple | March 4, 2020

The 75 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of <em>On the Road</em>

The 75 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of On the Road

"Like reading Mapquest directions for several hundred pages."

By Emily Temple | March 4, 2020

AWP may still technically be on, but writers and publishers are bailing fast.

AWP may still technically be on, but writers and publishers are bailing fast.

By Emily Temple | March 3, 2020

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