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A Close Reading of the 'Censored' Passages of <em>The Picture of Dorian Gray</em>

A Close Reading of the 'Censored' Passages of The Picture of Dorian Gray

"Basil Only Likes Dorian as a Friend, We Promise!"

By Emily Temple | June 20, 2018

All of the Books President Obama Thinks You Should Read

All of the Books President Obama Thinks You Should Read

Remember When Our President Loved Books?

By Emily Temple | June 19, 2018

Is This the Biggest Book Cover Trend of The Year?

Is This the Biggest Book Cover Trend of The Year?

All the Cool Books are Wearing It

By Emily Temple | June 18, 2018

13 Photographs of Famous Writers With Their Fathers

13 Photographs of Famous Writers With Their Fathers

Happy Father's Day

By Emily Temple | June 15, 2018

32 Books to Read During the World Cup

32 Books to Read During the World Cup

One Great Book from Each Country

By Emily Temple | June 14, 2018

The Best Writing in Memoriam of Anthony Bourdain

The Best Writing in Memoriam of Anthony Bourdain

What to Read to Celebrate the Great Writer, Explorer and Eater

By Emily Temple | June 12, 2018

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By Emily Temple | June 11, 2018

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

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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

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The Ultimate Summer Books Preview

The Ultimate Summer Books Preview

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

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Read 20 Famous Authors' Very First Published Short Stories

Read 20 Famous Authors' Very First Published Short Stories

From Jesmyn Ward to Mary Gaitskill to William Faulkner

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Read 13 of the Best Literary Interviews from <em>Interview</em>

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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

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