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10 Books to Read by Living Women (Instead of These 10 by Dead Men)

10 Books to Read by Living Women (Instead of These 10 by Dead Men)

a) It's Women's History Month b) They're Better c) Avoid the Male Glance

By Emily Temple | March 7, 2018

100 Covers of Gabriel García Márquez's <em>One Hundred Years of Solitude</em>

100 Covers of Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude

Iconic Covers, from 1967 to Today

By Emily Temple | March 6, 2018

30 Books for Americans' 10 Most-Visited Countries

30 Books for Americans' 10 Most-Visited Countries

Literary Fuel for Your International Jet-Setting

By Emily Temple | March 5, 2018

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

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Should You Write What You Know? 31 Authors Weigh In

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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

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