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10 Debut Novels That Are Also Their Authors' Masterpieces

10 Debut Novels That Are Also Their Authors' Masterpieces

Happy Birthday, Madame Bovary

By Emily Temple | April 12, 2017

Kurt Vonnegut's Greatest Writing Advice

Kurt Vonnegut's Greatest Writing Advice

"Literature should not disappear up its own asshole," and other craft imperatives

By Emily Temple | April 11, 2017

Colson Whitehead Wins the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction

Colson Whitehead Wins the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction

On the 101st year of the prize

By Emily Temple | April 10, 2017

In Defense of Worldbuilding

In Defense of Worldbuilding

Or, Against Being Against Writing Tools

By Emily Temple | April 10, 2017

The Week in Literary Film and TV News

The Week in Literary Film and TV News

The King Clan, Anne of Green Gables, Dune at Last?

By Emily Temple | April 7, 2017

You're Either Born an Artist Or You're Not

You're Either Born an Artist Or You're Not

Philipp Meyer on The Son, Hollywood, and his long path to the page

By Emily Temple | April 7, 2017

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A Brief Literary History of Robots

By Emily Temple | April 6, 2017

20 Rare Photographs of Allen Ginsberg

By Emily Temple | April 5, 2017

50 Fictional Days Immortalized in Literature

By Emily Temple | April 4, 2017

The Week in Literary Film and TV News

The Week in Literary Film and TV News

Colson Whitehead, Angela Davis, George Saunders, Elena Ferrante & More

By Emily Temple | March 31, 2017

Playlist for a Classic Novel: <em>To the Lighthouse</em>

Playlist for a Classic Novel: To the Lighthouse

10 songs for Virginia Woolf's classic (the First in a Series)

By Emily Temple | March 31, 2017

50 Fascinating Works of Angela Carter Fan Art

50 Fascinating Works of Angela Carter Fan Art

Cats & Keys, Blood & Breasts, Wolves & Women

By Emily Temple | March 30, 2017

On the Accidental Origins of Beloved Books

On the Accidental Origins of Beloved Books

What's with all the ankle injuries, ladies?

By Emily Temple | March 29, 2017

Life Advice From Adrienne Rich

Life Advice From Adrienne Rich

On the 5th Anniversary of her Death

By Emily Temple | March 27, 2017

In Which Jonathan Lethem and Heidi Julavits Talk About Movies

In Which Jonathan Lethem and Heidi Julavits Talk About Movies

Part of The Criterion Channel's Adventures in Moviegoing series

By Emily Temple | March 27, 2017

10 Literary Witches To Hex Trump

10 Literary Witches To Hex Trump

Toil, Trouble, Fake News, Magicks

By Emily Temple | March 24, 2017

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