L. Frank Baum's first book was a manual for breeding fancy chickens.

L. Frank Baum's first book was a manual for breeding fancy chickens.

It didn't do quite as well as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

By Emily Temple | May 17, 2019

Internet rejoice: We're getting a Leonora Carrington biopic.

Internet rejoice: We're getting a Leonora Carrington biopic.

By Emily Temple | May 16, 2019

Good for publishing, bad for our souls: Michael Wolff has written a sequel to <em>Fire and Fury</em>.

Good for publishing, bad for our souls: Michael Wolff has written a sequel to Fire and Fury.

By Emily Temple | May 15, 2019

Which Writers Have Won the Most Major Prizes?

Which Writers Have Won the Most Major Prizes?

A Ranking by the Most Absurd Metric

By Emily Temple | May 15, 2019

Tayari Jones's <em>Silver Sparrow</em> has been optioned by Issa Rae!

Tayari Jones's Silver Sparrow has been optioned by Issa Rae!

By Emily Temple | May 14, 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 | May 14, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes
  • Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David
  • I Can't Stop Thinking about Horses and Sex
  • Queen of Lombard Street
  • Paradise Burns
  • Doppelgänger
  • Hanging and Burning: A King Oliver Novel
  • Our Arab: On Longing, Belonging, and Hope
  • The Turning of Sally-Mae

Here's where to start with the epic Graywolf Press backlist

By Emily Temple | May 14, 2019

The 36 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Mrs. Dalloway

By Emily Temple | May 14, 2019

George R. R. Martin has written the end of Game of Thrones—he's just keeping it from you.

By Emily Temple | May 13, 2019

Today in brilliant casting moves: Kristin Scott Thomas will play Mrs. Danvers in Netflix’s adaptation of <em>Rebecca</em>.

Today in brilliant casting moves: Kristin Scott Thomas will play Mrs. Danvers in Netflix’s adaptation of Rebecca.

By Emily Temple | May 10, 2019

Your weekly deal memo: Jeff Goldblum fanfic, Heather Havrilesky, & more

Your weekly deal memo: Jeff Goldblum fanfic, Heather Havrilesky, & more

By Emily Temple | May 10, 2019

Author Photos: A Taxonomy

Author Photos: A Taxonomy

What to Choose: Prominent Hands or the Bend and Clasp?

By Emily Temple | May 10, 2019

Philip Roth left his Eames armchair to his biographer

Philip Roth left his Eames armchair to his biographer

By Emily Temple | May 9, 2019

Danielle Steel works at a desk designed to look like a stack of her own books

Danielle Steel works at a desk designed to look like a stack of her own books

By Emily Temple | May 9, 2019

Time to rewatch Maurice Sendak's extremely charming Colbert interview

Time to rewatch Maurice Sendak's extremely charming Colbert interview

By Emily Temple | May 8, 2019

16 Poet Biopics, Ranked

16 Poet Biopics, Ranked

"Dead gay poets? Erotic violence? Sounds like a DiCaprio project."

By Emily Temple | May 8, 2019

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