Elmore Leonard

The Search for the Funniest Crime Novel Ever Written

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Punctuation

The Punctuation Marks Loved (and Hated) by Famous Writers

By Emily Temple  May 4, 2021
Short Stories

43 of the Most Iconic Short Stories in the English Language

By Emily Temple  August 19, 2020
The Best of the Decade

The 10 Best Literary TV Adaptations
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By Emily Temple  December 10, 2019
Reading Lists

40 Writer’s Writers Whomst Readers Should Read

By Emily Temple  July 19, 2019
Feature

The 50 Greatest Literary TV Adaptations Ever, Ranked

By Emily Temple  February 27, 2019
Feature

31 Movies Based on Short Stories

By Emily Temple  October 1, 2018
Personal Essay

The Wild, Weird Criminal Side of Florida

By Dwyer Murphy  March 20, 2017
Advice

On Terrible Writing Advice From Famous Writers

By Danielle Dutton  March 16, 2016

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