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Watch Shirley Hazzard's Brilliance in Action

Watch Shirley Hazzard's Brilliance in Action

Goodbye to One of our greatest novelists

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2016

A Found Poem About The State of Things in 2016

A Found Poem About The State of Things in 2016

From The New Yorker's Poems of the Year

By Emily Temple | December 13, 2016

Even Bob Dylan Doesn't Think His Songs Are Literature

Even Bob Dylan Doesn't Think His Songs Are Literature

Just Like Shakespeare, Apparently

By Emily Temple | December 12, 2016

Let Grace Paley Inspire Your Creativity and Activism in 2017

Let Grace Paley Inspire Your Creativity and Activism in 2017

"You have to make music of it somehow."

By Emily Temple | December 12, 2016

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

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8 Great Movies Based on Unusual Literary Source Material

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

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

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Sometimes the internet is a very good thing

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Baffling Omissions from the NY Times' 100 Notable Books List

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Seriously, Guys, You Left Off a National Book Award Winner

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On Fidel Castro's Friendships With Literary Giants

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

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In Conversation with a Dictionary

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10 Books by Indigenous Authors You Should Read

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For Thanksgiving, Standing Rock and Everything In Between

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