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

By Emily Temple | August 6, 2019

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.

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

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

The Dog Days of Reading Are Here

By Emily Temple | August 2, 2019

The 10 Best Book Covers of July

The 10 Best Book Covers of July

They'll All Look Great With Your Swimsuit

By Emily Temple | July 24, 2019

Here's the 2019 Booker Prize longlist (with almost no Americans, for a change).

Here's the 2019 Booker Prize longlist (with almost no Americans, for a change).

By Emily Temple | July 23, 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 | July 23, 2019

Listen to some jazz inspired by Lauren Groff's <em>Fates and Furies</em>.

Listen to some jazz inspired by Lauren Groff's Fates and Furies.

By Emily Temple | July 22, 2019

Announcing the 2020 finalists for the $50,000 Neustadt International Prize.

Announcing the 2020 finalists for the $50,000 Neustadt International Prize.

By Emily Temple | July 22, 2019

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