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Announcing the Second Annual Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize

Announcing the Second Annual Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize

Awarded to a book collection conceived and built by a young woman

By Emily Temple | March 5, 2018

If They Gave Oscars to Books, Our 2017 Nominees

If They Gave Oscars to Books, Our 2017 Nominees

(Yes, We Are Aware of the National Book Awards)

By Emily Temple | March 2, 2018

The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Thomas Pynchon's <em>Gravity's Rainbow</em>

The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow

And the Lone Crusader Defending the Book's Honor in the Comments

By Emily Temple | February 28, 2018

20 Literary Adaptations Disavowed by Their Original Authors

20 Literary Adaptations Disavowed by Their Original Authors

White-washing, Misquoting, Miscasting, and Other Sins of Hollywood

By Emily Temple | February 27, 2018

15 Major Award-Winning Novels You've Probably Never Heard Of

15 Major Award-Winning Novels You've Probably Never Heard Of

Aspiring Writers, This is Not the Pep Talk for You

By Emily Temple | February 23, 2018

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Writing Obituaries

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Writing Obituaries

*But Were Afraid to Ask

By Emily Temple | February 22, 2018

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20 Iconic New Yorker Covers

By Emily Temple | February 21, 2018

25 Legendary Literary Feuds, Ranked

By Emily Temple | February 16, 2018

Judy Blume's Advice for Aspiring Writers

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

15 Novels That Subvert Traditional Gender Roles

15 Novels That Subvert Traditional Gender Roles

Myra Breckinridge Turns 50 Today

By Emily Temple | February 5, 2018

The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of James Joyce's <em>Ulysses</em>

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

Or: the Ballad of Leatherbags Reynolds

By Emily Temple | February 2, 2018

<em>Ulysses</em>: Good or Bad?

Ulysses: Good or Bad?

21 Famous Writers and One Famous Psychoanalyst Weigh In

By Emily Temple | February 2, 2018

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