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25 Legendary Literary Feuds, Ranked

25 Legendary Literary Feuds, Ranked

Ding Ding Ding: Let the Fight Begin

By Emily Temple | February 16, 2018

Judy Blume's Advice for Aspiring Writers

Judy Blume's Advice for Aspiring Writers

The Queen of Kid Lit Turns 80 Today

By Emily Temple | February 12, 2018

A Visual Tour of 35 Literary Bars and Cafés from Around the World

A Visual Tour of 35 Literary Bars and Cafés from Around the World

Drink Where Your Favorite Writers Once Drank

By Emily Temple | February 9, 2018

The Shortest Novels Written by 20 Authors You Should've Read By Now

The Shortest Novels Written by 20 Authors You Should've Read By Now

The (Second) Easiest Way to Stop Lying About Having Read Pynchon

By Emily Temple | February 8, 2018

Should You Write What You Know? 31 Authors Weigh In

Should You Write What You Know? 31 Authors Weigh In

From Toni Morrison to William T. Vollman, an Age-Old Question Answered

By Emily Temple | February 7, 2018

'Twitter Feminists' to Katie Roiphe: This Essay is Not Very Good

'Twitter Feminists' to Katie Roiphe: This Essay is Not Very Good

Also "staggeringly boring," "dishonest," and "misdirected"

By Emily Temple | February 5, 2018

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15 Novels That Subvert Traditional Gender Roles

By Emily Temple | February 5, 2018

The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of James Joyce's Ulysses

By Emily Temple | February 2, 2018

Ulysses: Good or Bad?

By Emily Temple | February 2, 2018

10 Great Literary Works About Television

10 Great Literary Works About Television

Happy Birthday, Infinite Jest

By Emily Temple | February 1, 2018

13 Writers Who Grew to Hate Their Own Books

13 Writers Who Grew to Hate Their Own Books

Star Trek novel."">"I think of it as my Star Trek novel."

By Emily Temple | January 29, 2018

11 Pop Songs for Literary People

11 Pop Songs for Literary People

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By Emily Temple | January 26, 2018

A Brief Visual History of Virginia Woolf's Book Covers

A Brief Visual History of Virginia Woolf's Book Covers

From 1919 to Today

By Emily Temple | January 25, 2018

Ursula K. Le Guin's Best Life Advice

Ursula K. Le Guin's Best Life Advice

America's Greatest Writer Has Died

By Emily Temple | January 24, 2018

10 Other Literary Writers We'd Love to See with Weekly Columns

10 Other Literary Writers We'd Love to See with Weekly Columns

Who Will Follow Elena Ferrante? (Rabih Alameddine? Maggie Nelson? Please?)

By Emily Temple | January 23, 2018

Here are the Finalists for the 2017 National Book Critics Circle Awards

Here are the Finalists for the 2017 National Book Critics Circle Awards

30 finalists in six categories

By Emily Temple | January 22, 2018

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