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The Books That Made Your Favorite Writers Want to Write

The Books That Made Your Favorite Writers Want to Write

From Eileen Myles to Zadie Smith

By Emily Temple | April 26, 2017

Life Advice from the Late Robert M. Pirsig

Life Advice from the Late Robert M. Pirsig

A Little Wisdom from the Iconic Author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

By Emily Temple | April 25, 2017

Meet the 13-Year-Old Pakistani Girl on a Mission to Read the World

Meet the 13-Year-Old Pakistani Girl on a Mission to Read the World

Celebrating World Book Day Every Day

By Emily Temple | April 24, 2017

10 Great Contemporary Novels About Teenagers (For Adults)

10 Great Contemporary Novels About Teenagers (For Adults)

On the 50th anniversary of Teen Classic The Outsiders

By Emily Temple | April 24, 2017

The Week in Literary Film and TV News

The Week in Literary Film and TV News

Ray Bradbury, China Miéville, Patrick DeWitt, and Philip K. Dick

By Emily Temple | April 21, 2017

Fictional Drugs of Literature, Ranked

Fictional Drugs of Literature, Ranked

One Pill Makes You Larger

By Emily Temple | April 20, 2017

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31 Vintage Posters That Demand You Pick Up a Book

By Emily Temple | April 19, 2017

Announcing the Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize Shortlist

By Emily Temple | April 17, 2017

The Handmaid's Tale Adapts More Than the Novel: Here is America

By Emily Temple | April 17, 2017

The Week in Literary Film and TV News

The Week in Literary Film and TV News

Young Pope vs. Young Dumbledore

By Emily Temple | April 14, 2017

Your Literary Guide to Cannes 2017

Your Literary Guide to Cannes 2017

Or: How to Talk to Girls at French Film Parties

By Emily Temple | April 14, 2017

The Notorious Legends and Dubious Stories of 10 Literary Deaths

The Notorious Legends and Dubious Stories of 10 Literary Deaths

Whose clothes were those, Poe?

By Emily Temple | April 13, 2017

10 Debut Novels That Are Also Their Authors' Masterpieces

10 Debut Novels That Are Also Their Authors' Masterpieces

Happy Birthday, Madame Bovary

By Emily Temple | April 12, 2017

Kurt Vonnegut's Greatest Writing Advice

Kurt Vonnegut's Greatest Writing Advice

"Literature should not disappear up its own asshole," and other craft imperatives

By Emily Temple | April 11, 2017

Colson Whitehead Wins the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction

Colson Whitehead Wins the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction

On the 101st year of the prize

By Emily Temple | April 10, 2017

In Defense of Worldbuilding

In Defense of Worldbuilding

Or, Against Being Against Writing Tools

By Emily Temple | April 10, 2017

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