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Ray Bradbury's Greatest Writing Advice

Ray Bradbury's Greatest Writing Advice

Don’t think!"">"I’ve had a sign over my typewriter for over 25 years now: Don’t think!"

By Emily Temple | August 22, 2018

The 60 Best and Worst International Covers of <em>Lolita</em>

The 60 Best and Worst International Covers of Lolita

On the 60th Anniversary of its American Publication

By Emily Temple | August 20, 2018

11 Books (for Adults) Featuring Talking Animals

11 Books (for Adults) Featuring Talking Animals

From George Orwell to Yoko Tawada

By Emily Temple | August 17, 2018

<em>We the Animals</em> is the Ideal Literary Adaptation

We the Animals is the Ideal Literary Adaptation

This is What Happens When Your Director is an Actual Superfan

By Emily Temple | August 14, 2018

Inside the Weddings of 10 Famous Writers

Inside the Weddings of 10 Famous Writers

Like the Vows Column, but for Dead Novelists!

By Emily Temple | August 10, 2018

Shirley Jackson: Possibly a Witch, Definitely Played the Zither

Shirley Jackson: Possibly a Witch, Definitely Played the Zither

Or, Why All Author Bios Should Include Likes and Dislikes

By Emily Temple | August 8, 2018

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"Write a Sentence as Clean as a Bone" And Other Advice from James Baldwin

By Emily Temple | August 2, 2018

Watch a Mansplain-y Scene from the Adaptation of Meg Wolitzer's <em>The Wife</em>

Watch a Mansplain-y Scene from the Adaptation of Meg Wolitzer's The Wife

In Which an Older Male Writer Gives Feedback to a Younger Female Writer...

By Emily Temple | August 2, 2018

13 Punk (as Fuck) Writers You Should Know

13 Punk (as Fuck) Writers You Should Know

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By Emily Temple | August 1, 2018

<em>Wuthering Heights</em> is a Virgin's Story, and Other Opinions of Brontë's Classic

Wuthering Heights is a Virgin's Story, and Other Opinions of Brontë's Classic

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There is Such a Thing as Talent: Elizabeth Hardwick on Writing

There is Such a Thing as Talent: Elizabeth Hardwick on Writing

The Brilliant Novelist and Essayist Tells it Like it Is

By Emily Temple | July 27, 2018

13 Literary Writers Who Have Adapted Other People's Books for the Screen

13 Literary Writers Who Have Adapted Other People's Books for the Screen

Or: When Aldous Huxley Wrote Pride and Prejudice

By Emily Temple | July 26, 2018

A Close Reading of the Best Short Story Ever Written

A Close Reading of the Best Short Story Ever Written

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The 100 Best One-Star Reviews of <em>The Catcher in the Rye</em>

The 100 Best One-Star Reviews of The Catcher in the Rye

"If I had written this book, I would have gone into hiding too"

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