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In which a very blasé Carson McCullers gets interviewed on a ship.

In which a very blasé Carson McCullers gets interviewed on a ship.

By Emily Temple | February 19, 2020

Announcing the fourth annual Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize.

Announcing the fourth annual Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize.

By Emily Temple | February 19, 2020

Watch a rare recording of one of Toni Morrison's earliest interviews about <em>Beloved</em>.

Watch a rare recording of one of Toni Morrison's earliest interviews about Beloved.

By Emily Temple | February 18, 2020

The NYPL was founded 125 years ago. Here are their 125 favorite books published since then.

The NYPL was founded 125 years ago. Here are their 125 favorite books published since then.

By Emily Temple | February 14, 2020

You Can Blame Geoffrey Chaucer for Valentine's Day

You Can Blame Geoffrey Chaucer for Valentine's Day

But Probably Not For Your Loneliness

By Emily Temple | February 14, 2020

Dev Patel is a smoldering Sir Gawain in this slick adaptation of the 14th century poem.

Dev Patel is a smoldering Sir Gawain in this slick adaptation of the 14th century poem.

By Emily Temple | February 13, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Things We Never Say
  • John of John
  • Ghost Stories: A Memoir
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Scientific proof that the book is almost always better than the movie.

By Emily Temple | February 12, 2020

An Incomplete But Amusing Survey of Judy Blume References in Pop Culture

By Emily Temple | February 12, 2020

Here's the cover for Elena Ferrante's next novel.

By Emily Temple | February 11, 2020

How Octavia Butler's radical vision of femininity inspired <em>The OA</em>.

How Octavia Butler's radical vision of femininity inspired The OA.

By Emily Temple | February 7, 2020

If They Gave Oscars to Books, Our 2019 Nominees

If They Gave Oscars to Books, Our 2019 Nominees

Champagne and Short Stories

By Emily Temple | February 7, 2020

There's going to be a TV adaptation of <em>The Naked and the Dead</em>, because sure.

There's going to be a TV adaptation of The Naked and the Dead, because sure.

By Emily Temple | February 4, 2020

The 25 Best Bad Amazon Reviews of<br> <em>The Talented Mr. Ripley</em>

The 25 Best Bad Amazon Reviews of
The Talented Mr. Ripley

"OK, first of all, Ripley is a loser."

By Emily Temple | February 4, 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

Cancel February; stay home and read instead.

By Emily Temple | February 3, 2020

Brideshead Revisited.">Evelyn Waugh's granddaughter is publishing a Brideshead Revisited.">

Brideshead Revisited.">Evelyn Waugh's granddaughter is publishing a "crime comedy" spinoff of Brideshead Revisited.

By Emily Temple | January 31, 2020

The 10 Best Book Covers<br> of January

The 10 Best Book Covers
of January

To Distract You From the Dismal Skies

By Emily Temple | January 31, 2020

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