Emily Temple

Jonathan Franzen’s best piece of advice for young writers will probably surprise you.

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

The Stars Have Eyes, and They Must Read

The 13 Best Book Covers
of August

Better Than Looking at Your Phone

The way you pull your favorite books off the shelf is probably ruining them.

Virginia Woolf’s writing room (of her own) was actually . . . quite filthy.

Celebrate the centennial of Bradbury’s birth this weekend with the Ray Bradbury Read-A-Thon.

43 of the Most Iconic Short Stories in the English Language

From Washington Irving to Kristen Roupenian

Mrs. Bridge Is a Perfect Novel. But How Does It Work?

Unpacking an Underread American Classic

For what it’s worth, Kamala Harris has pretty good taste in books.

40 Hamlets, Ranked

"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."