The Meanest Things Vladimir Nabokov Said About Other Writers

The Meanest Things Vladimir Nabokov Said About Other Writers

"Many accepted authors simply do not exist for me."

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When Kathy Acker Interviewed the Spice Girls

When Kathy Acker Interviewed the Spice Girls

"Money makes the world what it is today . . . a world infested with evil."

By Emily Temple | April 18, 2018

"Intuition is Essential." Writing Advice from Gabriel García Márquez

Ultimately, literature is nothing but carpentry. Both are very hard work.

By Emily Temple | April 17, 2018

Andrew Sean Greer Wins the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction

Andrew Sean Greer Wins the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction

On the 102nd year of the prize

By Emily Temple | April 16, 2018

Can James Comey Write? 13 Passages From His New Trump Book

Can James Comey Write? 13 Passages From His New Trump Book

The Man Who Delivered America to Donald Trump is a First-Class Noticer

By Emily Temple | April 16, 2018

Edward Gorey's Illustrated Covers for Literary Classics

Edward Gorey's Illustrated Covers for Literary Classics

Spooky Treatments of Kafka, Dickens, Conrad, and More

By Emily Temple | April 13, 2018

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When Marguerite Duras Got Kicked Out of the Communist Party

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Perhaps They Accuse Me of Being a Whore Because They Can Find No Other Insult

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47 of Your Favorite Writers on Their Favorite Poems

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12 Literary Plagiarism Scandals, Ranked

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Essential Writing Advice from Virginia Woolf

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