Twelve Writers Share the Stories Behind Their Author Photos

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Rachel Krantz Asks Destiny O. Birdsong, Courtney Maum, and More About an Unavoidable Publishing Ritual

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The Man Who Quietly Built a Massive Archive of Artists’ Deaths

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A Report from the Archives of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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59 Years of Book Covers for <em>The Bell Jar</em> from All Over the World

59 Years of Book Covers for The Bell Jar from All Over the World

Happy Birthday to Sylvia Plath’s Classic

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The Subversive Spider-Man: How Spidey Broke the Superhero Mold

The Subversive Spider-Man: How Spidey Broke the Superhero Mold

Ralph Macchio on the Humanity of Peter Parker

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The 8 Best Book Covers of December

The 8 Best Book Covers of December

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“It Can Be a Wild Story, but Everything Has to Feel Real.” A Conversation With Graphic Novelist Rutu Modan

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“I Have to Give a Lot to the Reader on Every Page.” A Conversation With Graphic Novelist Brecht Evens

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The Author of The City of Belgium Talks to Tom Devlin

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Exclusive cover reveal: Lidia Yuknavitch's <em>Thrust</em>.

Exclusive cover reveal: Lidia Yuknavitch's Thrust.

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Amy Long on Why Taylor Swift is the Perfect Vehicle Through Which To Talk About Books

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Jonathan Russell Clark Talks to the Writer Behind the “Taylor Swift As Books” Instagram Account

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