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Rabih Alameddine is Amplifying the Images and Art of Aleppo

Rabih Alameddine is Amplifying the Images and Art of Aleppo

Yet another reason to follow this great writer on Twitter

By Emily Temple | December 19, 2016

Human Hair, Dolls Clothes, Love Letters and Other Strange Things Found in Old Books

Human Hair, Dolls Clothes, Love Letters and Other Strange Things Found in Old Books

UVA's Book Traces Project tracks human interactions with physical books

By Emily Temple | December 16, 2016

Watch a Video about the Beauty of the Literary Barbershop

Watch a Video about the Beauty of the Literary Barbershop

In Ypsilanti, Michigan, one barbershop gives a discount to kids who read

By Emily Temple | December 16, 2016

10 Things You Didn't Know About How the <em>NY Times</em> Book Review Works

10 Things You Didn't Know About How the NY Times Book Review Works

Pamela Paul on what goes into those pesky year-end lists

By Emily Temple | December 15, 2016

A New Law Is Causing Problems for California Booksellers

A New Law Is Causing Problems for California Booksellers

“I don’t think there’s any way to comply."

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2016

Watch the Creepy 1969 Short Film Adaptation of

Watch the Creepy 1969 Short Film Adaptation of "The Lottery"

Happy Birthday Shirley Jackson, We Love You

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2016

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Watch Shirley Hazzard's Brilliance in Action

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2016

A Found Poem About The State of Things in 2016

By Emily Temple | December 13, 2016

Even Bob Dylan Doesn't Think His Songs Are Literature

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

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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