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

Reese Witherspoon is adapting this 1200-word short story into a film for Netflix.

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.

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

10 Debut Novels Nobody Reads Anymore—But Should

(Because they're real good.)

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

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  • Villa Coco
  • Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me
  • Contrapposto
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  • The Traveler: One Man's Quest for Humanity from the South Seas to Revolutionary Paris
  • Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America

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

By Emily Temple | August 9, 2019

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

75 Covers of Toni Morrison's <em>Beloved</em> From Around the World

75 Covers of Toni Morrison's Beloved From Around the World

In Honor of the Novel's 30th Anniversary

By Emily Temple | August 6, 2019

Attention nerds: N. K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy will be made into an RPG.

Attention nerds: N. K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy will be made into an RPG.

By Emily Temple | August 5, 2019

Psst. Turns out 80% of books published in 1924-1963 are secretly in the public domain.

Psst. Turns out 80% of books published in 1924-1963 are secretly in the public domain.

By Emily Temple | August 2, 2019

Your weekly book deal memo: Shirley Jackson, Rafia Zakaria, Megan Rapinoe, & more.

Your weekly book deal memo: Shirley Jackson, Rafia Zakaria, Megan Rapinoe, & more.

By Emily Temple | August 2, 2019

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