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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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  • Go Gentle
  • The Palm House
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Reese Witherspoon is adapting this 1200-word short story into a film for Netflix.

By Emily Temple | August 13, 2019

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

By Emily Temple | August 13, 2019

10 Debut Novels Nobody Reads Anymore—But Should

By Emily Temple | August 12, 2019

Everything is terrible, but at least we're getting a Jackie Collins documentary.

Everything is terrible, but at least we're getting a Jackie Collins documentary.

By Emily Temple | August 9, 2019

Your weekly book deal memo: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jemele Hill, Vivian Gornick & more.

Your weekly book deal memo: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jemele Hill, Vivian Gornick & more.

By Emily Temple | August 9, 2019

11 Famous Writers on the Genius and Influence of Shirley Jackson

11 Famous Writers on the Genius and Influence of Shirley Jackson

"Misanthropy always goes down better with a sense of humor."

By Emily Temple | August 9, 2019

Here's Kara Walker’s Toni Morrison tribute on the cover of the <em>New Yorker</em>.

Here's Kara Walker’s Toni Morrison tribute on the cover of the New Yorker.

By Emily Temple | August 8, 2019

"The Greatest Menace to the Writer is the Reader" and Other Advice from Shirley Jackson

(But Don't Worry, You Can Beat Him at His Own Game.)

By Emily Temple | August 8, 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 6, 2019

"You Don't Know Anything." And Other Writing Advice from Toni Morrison

I don’t want to hear about your true love and your mama and your papa and your friends.

By Emily Temple | August 6, 2019

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