Your Surrealist Literature Starter Kit

Your Surrealist Literature Starter Kit

André Breton, Leonora Carrington, Kobo Abe, and More!

By Emily Temple | April 8, 2019

The Best Argument is a Good Book: Writing Advice from Saul Bellow

The Best Argument is a Good Book: Writing Advice from Saul Bellow

"There is such a thing as overcapitalizing the A in artist."

By Emily Temple | April 5, 2019

The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of <em>Nineteen Eighty-Four</em>

The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Nineteen Eighty-Four

The Most Boring, Depressing Book of All Time?

By Emily Temple | April 4, 2019

On Making Mary Berry's Fast Cakes<br> and Not Writing

On Making Mary Berry's Fast Cakes
and Not Writing

The Great British Procrastination Show

By Emily Temple | April 3, 2019

The 50 Best <em>Slaughterhouse-Five</em> Covers from Around the World

The 50 Best Slaughterhouse-Five Covers from Around the World

For the Iconic Novel's 50th Birthday

By Emily Temple | March 29, 2019

The 17 Best Book Covers of March

The 17 Best Book Covers of March

Textures, Colors . . . Black and White Photographs?

By Emily Temple | March 27, 2019

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The Life-Changing Magic of 10 Things I Hate About You

By Emily Temple | March 26, 2019

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

By Emily Temple | March 26, 2019

When 80 Famous Writers Published Their First (And Last) Books

By Emily Temple | March 22, 2019

"Go With What's Alive" and Other Writing Advice from Philip Roth

"Writing isn’t hard work, it’s a nightmare."

By Emily Temple | March 19, 2019

Meet the Man Brought to Trial for Murdering the English Language

Meet the Man Brought to Trial for Murdering the English Language

(In the Press, by a Jury of His Enemies)

By Emily Temple | March 18, 2019

Honoré de Balzac's Legendary Love Affair With His Anonymous Critic

Honoré de Balzac's Legendary Love Affair With His Anonymous Critic

Or: How to Marry a Famous Writer

By Emily Temple | March 14, 2019

The 25 Authors Who've Made the Most Money in the Last Decade

The 25 Authors Who've Made the Most Money in the Last Decade

Hint: Get in Good with Hollywood

By Emily Temple | March 13, 2019

A Close Reading of Jack Kerouac's Advice to Writers

A Close Reading of Jack Kerouac's Advice to Writers

"Belief & Technique for Modern Prose" as Read By Your Resident Kerouac Skeptic

By Emily Temple | March 12, 2019

The Oldest American Picture Book Still in Print is Obviously About Cats

The Oldest American Picture Book Still in Print is Obviously About Cats

Ahem: Millions of Cats

By Emily Temple | March 11, 2019

The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of <em>Wuthering Heights</em>

The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Wuthering Heights

Unhappy People, If That's Your Thing

By Emily Temple | March 8, 2019

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