The Pessimist's Guide to Literary Wedding Toasts

The Pessimist's Guide to Literary Wedding Toasts

Seriously, Put Down the Damn Neruda

By Emily Temple | June 28, 2017

Systemic Cruelty, Mass Sadism, and Reading

Systemic Cruelty, Mass Sadism, and Reading "The Lottery" in 2017

Shirley Jackson's Classic Fable is Always Relevant to America

By Emily Temple | June 27, 2017

Is <em>Watchmen</em> Coming to TV?

Is Watchmen Coming to TV?

And Other Literary Film and TV News From This Week

By Emily Temple | June 23, 2017

10 Famous Book Hoarders

10 Famous Book Hoarders

Karl Lagerfeld Has More Books Than You

By Emily Temple | June 22, 2017

22 of Your Favorite Writers on What to Read This Summer

22 of Your Favorite Writers on What to Read This Summer

Celeste Ng, Rumaan Alam, Lauren Groff, Catherine Lacey and More

By Emily Temple | June 21, 2017

10 Literary Gifts for 10 Literary Dads

10 Literary Gifts for 10 Literary Dads

Or, a Book for Atticus

By Emily Temple | June 16, 2017

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Black Mirror to be a Book, Shakespeare to be a Punk

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14 Curious Telegrams from (and to) Famous Writers

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Jorge Luis Borges on the Task of the Artist

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10 Works of Labyrinthine Literature to Get Lost In

10 Works of Labyrinthine Literature to Get Lost In

In Honor of Jorge Luis Borges's Death Day

By Emily Temple | June 14, 2017

10 Works of Literary Horror You Should Read

10 Works of Literary Horror You Should Read

(Even if You Don't Think You Like Horror)

By Emily Temple | June 12, 2017

Ta-Nehisi Coates is Writing a Movie & Terry Gilliam Might Finish <em>Don Quixote</em>

Ta-Nehisi Coates is Writing a Movie & Terry Gilliam Might Finish Don Quixote

The Week in Literary Film & TV News

By Emily Temple | June 9, 2017

A Dorothy Parker Quip for Every Occasion

A Dorothy Parker Quip for Every Occasion

On the 50th Anniversary of her Death

By Emily Temple | June 7, 2017

Dick Whitman Reads Walt Whitman and <em>Two</em> Great Lit Movie Trailers

Dick Whitman Reads Walt Whitman and Two Great Lit Movie Trailers

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By Emily Temple | June 2, 2017

Playlist for a Classic Novel: <em>Lolita</em>

Playlist for a Classic Novel: Lolita

10 Songs for Vladimir Nabokov's Brilliant Study of Obsession

By Emily Temple | May 31, 2017

The Literary World Says Goodbye To Denis Johnson

The Literary World Says Goodbye To Denis Johnson

RIP a Great American Writer, 1949-2017

By Emily Temple | May 26, 2017

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