12 Writers on Their Own Famous Books

12 Writers on Their Own Famous Books

Atwood, Murakami, Roth and Others Unpack Their Masterpieces

By Emily Temple | November 14, 2018

Meet National Book Award Finalist Rebecca Makkai

Meet National Book Award Finalist Rebecca Makkai

The Author of The Great Believers on Immersing Herself in Nonfiction

By Emily Temple | November 13, 2018

Meet National Book Award Finalist Sigrid Nunez

Meet National Book Award Finalist Sigrid Nunez

The Author of The Friend on Writer's Block and Autobiographical Fiction

By Emily Temple | November 13, 2018

<em>My Brilliant Friend</em> is the Kind of TV We Need Right Now: Slow

My Brilliant Friend is the Kind of TV We Need Right Now: Slow

The HBO Adaptation of Elena Ferrante is a Refreshing Change

By Emily Temple | November 12, 2018

Meet National Book Award Finalist Lauren Groff

Meet National Book Award Finalist Lauren Groff

The Author of Florida on Dawn, Dreams, and Choosing a Path

By Emily Temple | November 12, 2018

Meet National Book Award Finalist Brandon Hobson

Meet National Book Award Finalist Brandon Hobson

The Author of Where the Dead Sit Talking on Yoko Ono and Stewart O'Nan

By Emily Temple | November 12, 2018

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Meet Baillie Gifford Prize Finalist Carl Zimmer

By Emily Temple | November 12, 2018

Meet Baillie Gifford Prize Finalist Stephen R. Platt

By Emily Temple | November 12, 2018

Meet Baillie Gifford Prize Finalist Ben MacIntyre

By Emily Temple | November 12, 2018

Meet Baillie Gifford Prize Finalist Hannah Fry

Meet Baillie Gifford Prize Finalist Hannah Fry

The Author of Hello World on Algorithms and Citizen Scores

By Emily Temple | November 12, 2018

Meet Baillie Gifford Prize Finalist Thomas Page McBee

Meet Baillie Gifford Prize Finalist Thomas Page McBee

The Author of Amateur on Masculinity,
"Beginner's Mind," and Olga Tokarczuk

By Emily Temple | November 12, 2018

Meet Baillie Gifford Prize Finalist Serhii Plokhy

Meet Baillie Gifford Prize Finalist Serhii Plokhy

The Author of Chernobyl on History and Social Media

By Emily Temple | November 12, 2018

Meet the Six Finalists for the 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize

Meet the Six Finalists for the 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize

Who Will Win the Most Prestigious Non-Fiction Prize in the UK?

By Emily Temple | November 12, 2018

Meet National Book Award Finalist Jamel Brinkley

Meet National Book Award Finalist Jamel Brinkley

The Author of A Lucky Man on Writing Men with Honesty

By Emily Temple | November 9, 2018

How Kazuo Ishiguro Used

How Kazuo Ishiguro Used "Dream Techniques" to Write His Most Polarizing Novel

Revelations from the Nobel Laureate's Archives

By Emily Temple | November 8, 2018

Meet National Book Award Finalist Sarah Smarsh

Meet National Book Award Finalist Sarah Smarsh

The Author of Heartland on the Upside of Writer's Block

By Emily Temple | November 8, 2018

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