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

Scientific proof that the book is almost always better than the movie.

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

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

Are You There Judy? It's, Well, Everyone

By Emily Temple | February 12, 2020

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

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

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By Emily Temple | February 7, 2020

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
The Talented Mr. Ripley

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

Attention: we are getting TWO new Katherine Dunn books.

Attention: we are getting TWO new Katherine Dunn books.

By Emily Temple | January 30, 2020

50 Fictional Booksellers, Ranked

50 Fictional Booksellers, Ranked

Pamela Anderson is the Jeff Bezos of This List.

By Emily Temple | January 29, 2020

Here are your 2020 PEN America literary awards finalists.

Here are your 2020 PEN America literary awards finalists.

By Emily Temple | January 28, 2020

Exclusive: watch the trailer for <em>The Booksellers</em>, a new documentary about rare book dealers.

Exclusive: watch the trailer for The Booksellers, a new documentary about rare book dealers.

By Emily Temple | January 23, 2020

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