The 12 Best Book Covers<br> of August

The 12 Best Book Covers
of August

Or, Fun with Text and Cutouts

By Emily Temple | August 29, 2019

Rachel Cusk's house is an austere, experimental, hyper-modern masterpiece. (Shocking, right?)

Rachel Cusk's house is an austere, experimental, hyper-modern masterpiece. (Shocking, right?)

By Emily Temple | August 28, 2019

New Books Tuesday: Your weekly guide to what’s publishing today, fiction and nonfiction.

New Books Tuesday: Your weekly guide to what’s publishing today, fiction and nonfiction.

By Emily Temple | August 27, 2019

If you have $6.2 million, you can live in Tom Clancy's 17,178-square-foot estate.

If you have $6.2 million, you can live in Tom Clancy's 17,178-square-foot estate.

By Emily Temple | August 26, 2019

The 50 Greatest Coming-of-Age Novels

The 50 Greatest Coming-of-Age Novels

Summer's Almost Over . . . Just Like Your Childhood (Sorry)

By Emily Temple | August 26, 2019

Attention Hollywood: Max Brooks and Cecily von Ziegesar both just sold new novels.

Attention Hollywood: Max Brooks and Cecily von Ziegesar both just sold new novels.

By Emily Temple | August 23, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945
  • Under Water
  • Paradiso 17
  • The Plans I Have for You
  • In Search of Now: The Science of the Present Moment
  • Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn't Easy

Edward Norton's reinterpretation of Motherless Brooklyn actually looks great.

By Emily Temple | August 22, 2019

Shh... “ASMR" might soon appear in your dictionary.

By Emily Temple | August 21, 2019

The Matrix 4 is happening, and Aleksandar Hemon and David Mitchell wrote the script.

By Emily Temple | August 20, 2019

New Books Tuesday: Your weekly guide to what’s publishing today, fiction and nonfiction.

New Books Tuesday: Your weekly guide to what’s publishing today, fiction and nonfiction.

By Emily Temple | August 20, 2019

Can You Guess These Classic Novels From Their Library of Congress Subject Categories?

Can You Guess These Classic Novels From Their Library of Congress Subject Categories?

1. Married women. 2. Adultery. 3. Russia. = ?

By Emily Temple | August 20, 2019

Here are the winners of the 2019 Hugo Awards.

Here are the winners of the 2019 Hugo Awards.

By Emily Temple | August 19, 2019

Your weekly deal memo: Carl Zimmer, Baba Yaga, Anita Diamant & more.

Your weekly deal memo: Carl Zimmer, Baba Yaga, Anita Diamant & more.

By Emily Temple | August 16, 2019

The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of <em>Lolita</em>

The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Lolita

"Too much French."

By Emily Temple | August 16, 2019

The Very First Books Published by Some of Your Favorite Publishing Houses

The Very First Books Published by Some of Your Favorite Publishing Houses

You Know What They Say About First Impressions . . .

By Emily Temple | August 15, 2019

President Obama recommends Téa Obreht, Lauren Wilkinson, and more for your late summer reading.

President Obama recommends Téa Obreht, Lauren Wilkinson, and more for your late summer reading.

By Emily Temple | August 14, 2019

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