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Great Advice From 25 Writing Manuals by Famous Authors

Great Advice From 25 Writing Manuals by Famous Authors

Q: What’s the key to suspense? A: I’ll tell you later.

By Emily Temple | January 22, 2018

10 Iconic Brooklyn Books...

10 Iconic Brooklyn Books...

...that Every New Yorker Should Read

By Emily Temple | January 17, 2018

Read Susan Sontag's Love Letter to Borges, Written 10 Years After His Death

Read Susan Sontag's Love Letter to Borges, Written 10 Years After His Death

"We are still learning from you. We are still imitating you."

By Emily Temple | January 16, 2018

15 Covers for <em>The Bell Jar</em>, Ranked from Most to Least Sexist

15 Covers for The Bell Jar, Ranked from Most to Least Sexist

Plus a Bunch of Crazy International Covers, Just For Fun

By Emily Temple | January 12, 2018

20 Author Photos: Then and Now

20 Author Photos: Then and Now

Toni Morrison, Donna Tartt, Margaret Atwood and More

By Emily Temple | January 10, 2018

Hot Sex With Sea Monsters: A Comparative Study

Hot Sex With Sea Monsters: A Comparative Study

Or, Why is Mrs. Caliban So Much More Convincing Than The Shape of Water?

By Emily Temple | January 9, 2018

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Everything You Need to Know About Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury

By Emily Temple | January 5, 2018

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10 Songs for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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10 Dark Short Stories You Can Read Online to Escape Holiday Cheer

10 Dark Short Stories You Can Read Online to Escape Holiday Cheer

Under the table on your phone, if necessary

By Emily Temple | December 27, 2017

The Most-Rejected Books of All Time

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(Of the Ones That Were Eventually Published)

By Emily Temple | December 22, 2017

The 64 Best Book Covers of 2017

The 64 Best Book Covers of 2017

According to the Experts: Book Designers!

By Emily Temple | December 21, 2017

Notable Literary Deaths in 2017

Notable Literary Deaths in 2017

A Last Goodbye to the Authors and Editors We Lost This Year

By Emily Temple | December 18, 2017

The Ultimate Best Books of 2017 List

The Ultimate Best Books of 2017 List

Or: Clarity in Consensus

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A Close Reading of the Best Opening Paragraph of All Time

A Close Reading of the Best Opening Paragraph of All Time

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13 Literary Celebrity Lookalikes

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Because Everyone Has a Doppelgänger

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