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The 32 Most Iconic Poems in the English Language

The 32 Most Iconic Poems in the English Language

Plus Some Bonus Poems, Because We Love You

By Emily Temple | March 7, 2019

Louisa May Alcott's Letter of Advice to a Young Writer

Louisa May Alcott's Letter of Advice to a Young Writer

"I Do Not Enjoy Writing 'Moral Tales.' I Do It Because It Pays Well."

By Emily Temple | March 6, 2019

Who Would Win in a Great Literary Bake-Off?

Who Would Win in a Great Literary Bake-Off?

It's Madeleines vs. Gingerbread vs. Eternal Cakes. . .

By Emily Temple | March 5, 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

In Like a Leo, Out Like an . . . Aries?

By Emily Temple | March 1, 2019

The 16 Best Book Covers of February

The 16 Best Book Covers of February

Yellow is Having a Moment. Also Black (But When Isn't It?)

By Emily Temple | February 28, 2019

The 50 Greatest Literary TV Adaptations Ever, Ranked

The 50 Greatest Literary TV Adaptations Ever, Ranked

You Can't Watch Too Much TV If It's Literary TV

By Emily Temple | February 27, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945
  • Under Water
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  • The Plans I Have for You
  • In Search of Now: The Science of the Present Moment
  • Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn't Easy

If They Gave Oscars to Books, Our 2018 Nominees

By Emily Temple | February 21, 2019

Announcing the Third Annual Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize

By Emily Temple | February 21, 2019

Important: 50 Literary Cameos in 90s Movies

By Emily Temple | February 19, 2019

11 Literary Pick Up Lines for the Chronically Dateless

11 Literary Pick Up Lines for the Chronically Dateless

Get Yourself a Valentine Who Reads

By Emily Temple | February 13, 2019

10 Specialty Bookstores That Are Definitely Worth a Visit

10 Specialty Bookstores That Are Definitely Worth a Visit

Particularly If You Like Magic or the Ocean or Romance (And Who Doesn't)

By Emily Temple | February 12, 2019

The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Faulkner's <em>The Sound and the Fury</em>

The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury

Harry Potter, you know?"">"This isn't Harry Potter, you know?"

By Emily Temple | February 8, 2019

10 Contemporary “Dickensian” Novels

10 Contemporary “Dickensian” Novels

Because “Kafkaesque” is Like, So 2018

By Emily Temple | February 7, 2019

10 Works of Literary Fantasy You Should Read

10 Works of Literary Fantasy You Should Read

Even If You're a Genre Snob (But Also, If You're a Genre Snob, Stop)

By Emily Temple | February 5, 2019

On the Destabilizing Brilliance of Robert Coover's

On the Destabilizing Brilliance of Robert Coover's "The Babysitter"

Or, How to Accept the Pain of Not Knowing

By Emily Temple | February 4, 2019

The Art (or Non-Art) of the Cinematic Dictionary Open

The Art (or Non-Art) of the Cinematic Dictionary Open

The Definitions that Begin 13 Films and TV Shows

By Emily Temple | February 1, 2019

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