Emily Temple

German photographer Paul Schneggenburger aims to find out whether sleeping alongside another person is a solitary act or an intimate one. More »

Join this man. More »

Older women and the babies that never grew up or moved out More »

Sherlock Holmes and Watson are lovers, Winnie the Pooh is a mental-illness allegory, and other can't-be-unseen theories about beloved book characters More »

The issue of whether movies should show graphic killing is as polarizing within Hollywood as it is among audiences. More »

Since its first publication in 1963, Plath's only novel has been embraced by audiences all over the globe. More »

Even the greats don't nail it on the first try. More »

A look at some brainy vandals' colorful homages to their favorite writers More »

Ten additions to NPR's rundown of the year in strong women More »

From Hua Mulan to Jane Eyre to Lisbeth Salander, these heroines are examples of bravery and virtue. More »

Ray Bradbury insisted he was "trash," Sedaris wrote about his laughable lack of productivity, and Vladimir Nabokov was pretty sure nobody knew how to say his name. More »

For literary geniuses, there's no such thing as a simple "It's not you, it's me." More »

The bookworm in your life could always use a 'Great Gatsby' sweatshirt, right? More »

We've all got our heroes. More »

Pet relationships as comfort -- cultivating creativity and, in the case of Sendak, replacing people More »

Forget the fawning over the literary wunderkind—authors like Bukowski and Burroughs proved that maturity counts. More »

A new book collects authors' thoughts on their favorite reading hideaways. More »

Some of these truces were welcomed by readers; others could have provided many more years of wicked, mudslinging entertainment. More »

Here's what happened when 12 visual artists turned to the written word to express themselves. More »

Ten bad-weather books to read by flashlight or power-outage candlelight More »