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

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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

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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

Guess Which Kurt Vonnegut Tattoo is By Far the Most Common?

Guess Which Kurt Vonnegut Tattoo is By Far the Most Common?

The Answer May or May Not Surprise You

By Emily Temple | April 11, 2018

The 100 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of <em>The Great Gatsby</em>

The 100 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of The Great Gatsby

Nothing Great About It . . . Amirite?

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Meet the Shortlisted Authors for the 2018 Albertine Prize

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Your Pocket Guide to 10 Literary Movements

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Never Again Will You Have Nothing to Say at a Literary Dinner Party

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When Marguerite Duras Got Kicked Out of the Communist Party

When Marguerite Duras Got Kicked Out of the Communist Party

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

47 of Your Favorite Writers on Their Favorite Poems

The Best Way to Celebrate National Soyfoods Month (Wait)

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12 Literary Plagiarism Scandals, Ranked

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Essential Writing Advice from Virginia Woolf

Essential Writing Advice from Virginia Woolf

"For heaven’s sake, publish nothing before you are thirty."

By Emily Temple | March 28, 2018

"Fear is Good Quality Control." Colson Whitehead on the Writer's Life

"I'd rather have a fucked-up paragraph than no paragraph at all."

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How to Visit the Graves of 75 Famous Writers

How to Visit the Graves of 75 Famous Writers

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