40 of the Best Villains in Literature

40 of the Best Villains in Literature

*Insert Evil Laugh Here

By Emily Temple | June 11, 2018

14 Famous Writers on Whether or Not to Have Kids

14 Famous Writers on Whether or Not to Have Kids

Because Everybody Has an Opinion

By Emily Temple | June 6, 2018

20 Notoriously Underrated Writers You Should Be Reading

20 Notoriously Underrated Writers You Should Be Reading

Yes, Even Nobel Prize-Winners Can Be Chronically Underappreciated

By Emily Temple | June 5, 2018

Why is <em>Bad Behavior</em> So Good?

Why is Bad Behavior So Good?

Mary Gaitskill's Debut Collection Turns 30

By Emily Temple | June 4, 2018

When Walt Whitman's Poems Were Rejected For Being Too Timely

When Walt Whitman's Poems Were Rejected For Being Too Timely

So1861">"1861" is Just So1861

By Emily Temple | May 31, 2018

The Ultimate Summer Books Preview

The Ultimate Summer Books Preview

In Which Emily Temple Reads 28 Book Lists and Then Does Math

By Emily Temple | May 30, 2018

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Read 20 Famous Authors' Very First Published Short Stories

By Emily Temple | May 29, 2018

Read 13 of the Best Literary Interviews from Interview

By Emily Temple | May 24, 2018

(Almost) All the Goodnight Moon Parodies, Ranked

By Emily Temple | May 23, 2018

The 12 Best Sherlock Holmes Stories, According to Arthur Conan Doyle

The 12 Best Sherlock Holmes Stories, According to Arthur Conan Doyle

After All, He Should Know

By Emily Temple | May 22, 2018

What is the Right Poetry Collection for You?

What is the Right Poetry Collection for You?

More Accurate Than Astrology

By Emily Temple | May 21, 2018

A Close Reading of <em>True Grit</em>'s Perfect First Paragraph

A Close Reading of True Grit's Perfect First Paragraph

Charles Portis’s Classic as an Object Lesson in Creating Character

By Emily Temple | May 18, 2018

Tom Wolfe has Died at 87

Tom Wolfe has Died at 87

RIP a Giant of American Letters

By Emily Temple | May 15, 2018

The Sublime, Ugly Agony of Patrick Melrose

The Sublime, Ugly Agony of Patrick Melrose

Benedict Cumberbatch shines in the new Showtime adaptation

By Emily Temple | May 14, 2018

22 Photos of Famous Authors and Their Moms

22 Photos of Famous Authors and Their Moms

Happy Mother's Day

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The 12 Most Popular Libraries in the World

The 12 Most Popular Libraries in the World

Invited to Like, All the Book Parties

By Emily Temple | May 10, 2018

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