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An Incomplete Guide to Proper Literary Name-Dropping

An Incomplete Guide to Proper Literary Name-Dropping

For Holiday Parties, Trivia Nights, and Beyond

By Emily Temple | December 9, 2016

Art Inspired by the Great Angela Carter

Art Inspired by the Great Angela Carter

The Twisted Imagery of Gothic Mysticism

By Emily Temple | December 8, 2016

Why Do We Keep Fighting Over 'To Kill A Mockingbird'?

Why Do We Keep Fighting Over 'To Kill A Mockingbird'?

Here are some alternative titles that tackle similar themes

By Emily Temple | December 7, 2016

Watch James Toback Tell The Story of Getting Punched by Norman Mailer

Watch James Toback Tell The Story of Getting Punched by Norman Mailer

Apparently, the key to being a great American writer is: bourbon

By Emily Temple | December 6, 2016

Watch Joan Didion Talk About Writing as Aggression

Watch Joan Didion Talk About Writing as Aggression

Happy 82nd Birthday, Joan!

By Emily Temple | December 5, 2016

8 Great Movies Based on Unusual Literary Source Material

8 Great Movies Based on Unusual Literary Source Material

Putting all those old letters and Arlo Guthrie songs to use

By Emily Temple | December 2, 2016

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10 Dystopian Novels to Inspire You to Fight for Your Reproductive Freedoms

By Emily Temple | December 1, 2016

Would You Like Book Recs from Margaret Atwood on Your Phone?

By Emily Temple | November 30, 2016

Baffling Omissions from the NY Times' 100 Notable Books List

By Emily Temple | November 29, 2016

On Fidel Castro's Friendships With Literary Giants

On Fidel Castro's Friendships With Literary Giants

The Good, the Fake, and the Ugly

By Emily Temple | November 28, 2016

Who is the Genius Behind Merriam-Webster's Social Media?

Who is the Genius Behind Merriam-Webster's Social Media?

In Conversation with a Dictionary

By Emily Temple | November 28, 2016

10 Books by Indigenous Authors You Should Read

10 Books by Indigenous Authors You Should Read

For Thanksgiving, Standing Rock and Everything In Between

By Emily Temple | November 23, 2016

Remembering William Trevor

Remembering William Trevor

One of our greatest short story writers

By Emily Temple | November 22, 2016

David Remnick on the Post-Fact Press, and the Future of Journalism

David Remnick on the Post-Fact Press, and the Future of Journalism

"The role of journalism is the honest and rigorous application of pressure on power."

By Emily Temple | November 22, 2016

10 Contemporary Novels About the Immigrant Experience in America

10 Contemporary Novels About the Immigrant Experience in America

This is America, we would say to ourselves, there is no need to worry.

By Emily Temple | November 22, 2016

40 New Feminist Classics You Should Read

40 New Feminist Classics You Should Read

A Reading List for Sticking it to Mike Pence

By Emily Temple | November 21, 2016

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