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18 New Novels You Need to Read This Summer

18 New Novels You Need to Read This Summer

More Light, More Books

By Emily Temple | May 29, 2024

One great short story to read today: Joyce Carol Oates's

One great short story to read today: Joyce Carol Oates's "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"

By Emily Temple | May 23, 2024

Mircea Cărtărescu's <em>Solenoid</em> has won the 2024 Dublin Literary Award.

Mircea Cărtărescu's Solenoid has won the 2024 Dublin Literary Award.

By Emily Temple | May 23, 2024

See the cover for Sally Rooney's next novel.

See the cover for Sally Rooney's next novel.

By Emily Temple | May 22, 2024

One great short story to read today: </br>Ray Bradbury's

One great short story to read today:
Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt"

By Emily Temple | May 20, 2024

One great short story to read today: Deesha Philyaw's

One great short story to read today: Deesha Philyaw's "Eula"

By Emily Temple | May 16, 2024

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One great short story to read today: John Cheever's "The Enormous Radio"

By Emily Temple | May 15, 2024

Remembering Alice Munro

By Emily Temple | May 14, 2024

One great short story to read today:
Lydia Davis's "Break it Down"

By Emily Temple | May 10, 2024

One great short story to read today: </br>Rebecca Curtis's

One great short story to read today:
Rebecca Curtis's "Hansa and Gretyl and Piece of Shit"

By Emily Temple | May 9, 2024

Here are this year’s Pulitzer Prize winners.

Here are this year’s Pulitzer Prize winners.

By Emily Temple | May 6, 2024

One great short story to read today: </br>J.G. Ballard's

One great short story to read today:
J.G. Ballard's "The Garden of Time"

By Emily Temple | May 6, 2024

One great short story to read today: </br>Senaa Ahmad's

One great short story to read today:
Senaa Ahmad's "Let's Play Dead"

By Emily Temple | May 3, 2024

One great short story to read today: </br>Donald Barthelme's

One great short story to read today:
Donald Barthelme's "The School"

By Emily Temple | May 2, 2024

One great short story to read today: </br>Ling Ma's

One great short story to read today:
Ling Ma's "Office Hours"

By Emily Temple | May 1, 2024

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in May

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in May

Because Somehow It’s Still Raining

By Emily Temple | May 1, 2024

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