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Read Susan Sontag's Love Letter to Borges, Written 10 Years After His Death

Read Susan Sontag's Love Letter to Borges, Written 10 Years After His Death

"We are still learning from you. We are still imitating you."

By Emily Temple | January 16, 2018

15 Covers for <em>The Bell Jar</em>, Ranked from Most to Least Sexist

15 Covers for The Bell Jar, Ranked from Most to Least Sexist

Plus a Bunch of Crazy International Covers, Just For Fun

By Emily Temple | January 12, 2018

20 Author Photos: Then and Now

20 Author Photos: Then and Now

Toni Morrison, Donna Tartt, Margaret Atwood and More

By Emily Temple | January 10, 2018

Hot Sex With Sea Monsters: A Comparative Study

Hot Sex With Sea Monsters: A Comparative Study

Or, Why is Mrs. Caliban So Much More Convincing Than The Shape of Water?

By Emily Temple | January 9, 2018

Everything You Need to Know About Michael Wolff's <em>Fire and Fury</em>

Everything You Need to Know About Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury

The Trump Exposé That Everyone is Talking About

By Emily Temple | January 5, 2018

35 Literary Adaptations to Look Forward to in 2018

35 Literary Adaptations to Look Forward to in 2018

Prepare Your Reading Schedule Now

By Emily Temple | January 4, 2018

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  • The Six Loves of James I

10 Songs for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

By Emily Temple | December 28, 2017

10 Dark Short Stories You Can Read Online to Escape Holiday Cheer

By Emily Temple | December 27, 2017

The Most-Rejected Books of All Time

By Emily Temple | December 22, 2017

The 64 Best Book Covers of 2017

The 64 Best Book Covers of 2017

According to the Experts: Book Designers!

By Emily Temple | December 21, 2017

Notable Literary Deaths in 2017

Notable Literary Deaths in 2017

A Last Goodbye to the Authors and Editors We Lost This Year

By Emily Temple | December 18, 2017

The Ultimate Best Books of 2017 List

The Ultimate Best Books of 2017 List

Or: Clarity in Consensus

By Emily Temple | December 18, 2017

A Close Reading of the Best Opening Paragraph of All Time

A Close Reading of the Best Opening Paragraph of All Time

From Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle, of course

By Emily Temple | December 15, 2017

13 Literary Celebrity Lookalikes

13 Literary Celebrity Lookalikes

Because Everyone Has a Doppelgänger

By Emily Temple | December 13, 2017

See It Here: The Cover for Ottessa Moshfegh's New Novel

See It Here: The Cover for Ottessa Moshfegh's New Novel

A Look at My Year of Rest and Relaxation

By Emily Temple | December 13, 2017

Why Is the Internet in an Uproar Over a Single Short Story?

Why Is the Internet in an Uproar Over a Single Short Story?

And were the cats imaginary?

By Emily Temple | December 11, 2017

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