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Here are the Biggest Nonfiction Bestsellers of the Last 100 Years

Here are the Biggest Nonfiction Bestsellers of the Last 100 Years

(And the Books We Remember Instead)

By Emily Temple | December 5, 2018

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

And Also Some Very Scientific Research

By Emily Temple | December 5, 2018

A Close-Reading of <em>The Talented Mr. Ripley</em> as Coming of Age Story

A Close-Reading of The Talented Mr. Ripley as Coming of Age Story

Dickie Greenleaf! Is It Really You?

By Emily Temple | November 30, 2018

10 Literary Translators on the Art of Translation

10 Literary Translators on the Art of Translation

"Like the ghostwriter, the translator must slip on a second skin."

By Emily Temple | November 28, 2018

Here are the Biggest Fiction Bestsellers of the Last 100 Years

Here are the Biggest Fiction Bestsellers of the Last 100 Years

(And What Everyone Read Instead)

By Emily Temple | November 27, 2018

The 15 Best Book Covers of November

The 15 Best Book Covers of November

In Which We Happily Judge Covers By Their Covers

By Emily Temple | November 26, 2018

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • This Is Where the Serpent Lives
  • Lost Lambs
  • Winter: The Story of a Season
  • The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game
  • The Hitch
  • Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China

32 Beautiful Early Dust Jackets for Iconic Books

By Emily Temple | November 21, 2018

Here It Is! Alice B. Toklas's Recipe for Hash Brownies

By Emily Temple | November 20, 2018

The Good, The Bad, and The Delicious: 20 Unexpected Literary Cookbooks

By Emily Temple | November 19, 2018

You Can’t Rely on Inspiration: Essential Writing Advice from J.G. Ballard

You Can’t Rely on Inspiration: Essential Writing Advice from J.G. Ballard

"Self-discipline is enormously important."

By Emily Temple | November 15, 2018

12 Writers on Their Own Famous Books

12 Writers on Their Own Famous Books

Atwood, Murakami, Roth and Others Unpack Their Masterpieces

By Emily Temple | November 14, 2018

Meet National Book Award Finalist Rebecca Makkai

Meet National Book Award Finalist Rebecca Makkai

The Author of The Great Believers on Immersing Herself in Nonfiction

By Emily Temple | November 13, 2018

Meet National Book Award Finalist Sigrid Nunez

Meet National Book Award Finalist Sigrid Nunez

The Author of The Friend on Writer's Block and Autobiographical Fiction

By Emily Temple | November 13, 2018

<em>My Brilliant Friend</em> is the Kind of TV We Need Right Now: Slow

My Brilliant Friend is the Kind of TV We Need Right Now: Slow

The HBO Adaptation of Elena Ferrante is a Refreshing Change

By Emily Temple | November 12, 2018

Meet National Book Award Finalist Lauren Groff

Meet National Book Award Finalist Lauren Groff

The Author of Florida on Dawn, Dreams, and Choosing a Path

By Emily Temple | November 12, 2018

Meet National Book Award Finalist Brandon Hobson

Meet National Book Award Finalist Brandon Hobson

The Author of Where the Dead Sit Talking on Yoko Ono and Stewart O'Nan

By Emily Temple | November 12, 2018

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