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The Grand Cultural Influence of Octavia Butler

The Grand Cultural Influence of Octavia Butler

Happy Birthday to a Legend of Literature

By Emily Temple | June 21, 2019

Thousands of people have signed a petition to cancel Neil Gaiman's <em>Good Omens</em>

Thousands of people have signed a petition to cancel Neil Gaiman's Good Omens

By Emily Temple | June 20, 2019

50 of the Best One-Star Reviews of <em>The Picture of Dorian Gray</em>

50 of the Best One-Star Reviews of The Picture of Dorian Gray

"Pretentious, pedestrian, predictable, and pedantic."

By Emily Temple | June 20, 2019

EXCLUSIVE COVER REVEAL: Mark Doty's <em>What Is the Grass: Walt Whitman in My Life</em>

EXCLUSIVE COVER REVEAL: Mark Doty's What Is the Grass: Walt Whitman in My Life

By Emily Temple | June 19, 2019

"Perhaps We're Being Dense." Rejection Letters Sent to Famous Writers

Some Kind, Some Weird, Some Unbelievably Harsh

By Emily Temple | June 19, 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 | June 18, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • On Morrison
  • Leaving Home: A Memoir in Full Colour
  • So Old, So Young
  • Rebel English Academy
  • A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides
  • Evil Genius

Suzanne Collins is publishing a prequel to The Hunger Games next year

By Emily Temple | June 17, 2019

20 "Perfect Summer Books" for This and Every Year

By Emily Temple | June 17, 2019

Your weekly deal memo: Melissa Broder, exciting debuts & writers on Lolita

By Emily Temple | June 14, 2019

Why Neil Gaiman keeps a rubber ball and a Groucho Marx statue in his writing room

Why Neil Gaiman keeps a rubber ball and a Groucho Marx statue in his writing room

By Emily Temple | June 13, 2019

10 Books to Give to Dads Who Don't Read*

10 Books to Give to Dads Who Don't Read*

*And also dads who do read, and also to non-dads. Books are great.

By Emily Temple | June 13, 2019

Emily Ruskovich's <em>Idaho</em>, nominated by a single library in Bruges, wins €100,000 prize

Emily Ruskovich's Idaho, nominated by a single library in Bruges, wins €100,000 prize

By Emily Temple | June 12, 2019

The first photo from <em>Little Fires Everywhere</em> is your 90s fashion fantasy

The first photo from Little Fires Everywhere is your 90s fashion fantasy

By Emily Temple | June 11, 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 | June 11, 2019

The Ultimate Summer Books Preview of 2019

The Ultimate Summer Books Preview of 2019

Or, (Some) Clarity in (Some) Consensus

By Emily Temple | June 11, 2019

Read stories from Lauren Beukes and Nalo Hopkinson in this new ocean-themed anthology

Read stories from Lauren Beukes and Nalo Hopkinson in this new ocean-themed anthology

By Emily Temple | June 10, 2019

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