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The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 50 to 31

The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 50 to 31

From Anne Carson Going Viral to the End of the Manuscript Thief Saga

By Emily Temple | December 15, 2023

Notable Literary Deaths in 2023

Notable Literary Deaths in 2023

An Incomplete List of the Writers, Editors, and Great Literary Minds We Lost This Year

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2023

The 139 Best Book Covers of 2023

The 139 Best Book Covers of 2023

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By Emily Temple | December 12, 2023

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in December

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in December

The End of the Year Approaches

By Emily Temple | December 1, 2023

The 10 Best Book Covers of November

The 10 Best Book Covers of November

A Nice Row of Palate Cleansers

By Emily Temple | November 30, 2023

Take a peek into

Take a peek into "the world's greatest typewriter collection."

By Emily Temple | November 22, 2023

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Here are the bookies' odds for the 2023 Booker Prize.

By Emily Temple | November 20, 2023

Kurt Vonnegut thought Bob Dylan was "the worst poet alive."

By Emily Temple | November 9, 2023

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In a new Joan Didion biopic,

In a new Joan Didion biopic, "an AI Joan encounters a dystopia beyond her wildest anxiety dreams."

By Emily Temple | November 2, 2023

The 14 Best Book Covers of October

The 14 Best Book Covers of October

Things are getting weird

By Emily Temple | October 30, 2023

Listen to the only recording of Shirley Jackson's voice—as she reads two of her best stories aloud.

Listen to the only recording of Shirley Jackson's voice—as she reads two of her best stories aloud.

By Emily Temple | October 27, 2023

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in November

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in November

From Under the Blanket

By Emily Temple | October 27, 2023

20 spooky short stories you can read for free online.

20 spooky short stories you can read for free online.

By Emily Temple | October 23, 2023

Watch the sinister trailer for the adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh's <em>Eileen</em>.

Watch the sinister trailer for the adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh's Eileen.

By Emily Temple | October 18, 2023

Newly minted Nobel Laureate Jon Fosse on the best writing advice he's ever received.

Newly minted Nobel Laureate Jon Fosse on the best writing advice he's ever received.

By Emily Temple | October 10, 2023

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