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15 Great Cat Poems Not Written By Cats

15 Great Cat Poems Not Written By Cats

Happy Poetry Month or Something

By Emily Temple | April 11, 2019

Let's All Stop Pigeonholing Sally Rooney as a

Let's All Stop Pigeonholing Sally Rooney as a "Millennial Writer"

Even If We Agree She's a Great One

By Emily Temple | April 10, 2019

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

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By Emily Temple | March 27, 2019

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

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

Spring Reading for All Personalities

By Emily Temple | March 26, 2019

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

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

Or, Who Has Had the Longest Career?

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

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