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Tolkien and Salinger: Basically Twins

Tolkien and Salinger: Basically Twins

And Other Literary Film and TV News from this Week

By Emily Temple | July 28, 2017

Playlist for a Classic Novel: <br><em>A Midsummer Night's Dream</em>

Playlist for a Classic Novel:
A Midsummer Night's Dream

10 Songs for Shakespeare's Most Magical Comedy

By Emily Temple | July 27, 2017

Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman on the Palestinian Occupation

Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman on the Palestinian Occupation

"It's a Really Easy Answer: Get Out."

By Emily Temple | July 27, 2017

Just Fill Up the Pit! And Other Writing Advice from Famous Authors

Just Fill Up the Pit! And Other Writing Advice from Famous Authors

Michael Chabon, Lindy West, Jim Shepard and More on How to be a Writer

By Emily Temple | July 26, 2017

The Time Murakami Met Carver (and Other Literary Meet-Cutes)

The Time Murakami Met Carver (and Other Literary Meet-Cutes)

Famous Writers in the Wild, Talking to Each Other

By Emily Temple | July 25, 2017

The Most Anthologized Poems of the Last 25 Years

The Most Anthologized Poems of the Last 25 Years

A List of Lists Featuring a Lot of Poets

By Emily Temple | July 24, 2017

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Permanence
  • No Way Home
  • Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed
  • Small Town Girls: A Writer's Memoir
  • Last Night in Brooklyn
  • If This Be Magic: The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation

Agatha Christie Is Taking Over All Your Screens

By Emily Temple | July 21, 2017

Blood on the Big Screen: A Lady Macbeth Who Does the Killing

By Emily Temple | July 18, 2017

10 Essential Road Trip Books That Aren't On the Road

By Emily Temple | July 17, 2017

Do We <em>Need</em> an Adaptation of <em>Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus</em>?

Do We Need an Adaptation of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus?

The Week in Literary Film and Television News

By Emily Temple | July 14, 2017

11 Very Short Stories You Must Read Immediately

11 Very Short Stories You Must Read Immediately

From Lydia Davis to George Saunders to Sofia Samatar

By Emily Temple | July 13, 2017

Thoreau on Trump, Twitter, and Fake News

Thoreau on Trump, Twitter, and Fake News

The Ongoing and Depressing Relevance of a 200-Year-Old Thinker

By Emily Temple | July 12, 2017

8 Famous Writers Writing About Not Writing

8 Famous Writers Writing About Not Writing

Turns Out Nobody is Working Right Now

By Emily Temple | July 10, 2017

New Adaptations of <em>Peter Pan</em>, <em>Vanity Fair</em>, and <em>Little Women</em> In the Works

New Adaptations of Peter Pan, Vanity Fair, and Little Women In the Works

The Week in Literary Film and Television News

By Emily Temple | July 7, 2017

The Most Anthologized Short Stories of All Time

The Most Anthologized Short Stories of All Time

A (Mostly) Definitive List

By Emily Temple | July 6, 2017

10 Celebrities Who Should Definitely Have Book Clubs

10 Celebrities Who Should Definitely Have Book Clubs

From Beyoncé to David Lynch to St. Vincent...

By Emily Temple | July 3, 2017

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