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Anne Lamott and Neal Allen join us to discuss why embracing constraints can be the best way to find freedom in the craft.
A tour of the literary cover-ups, extraterrestrials, and cryptids lurking in the bookish backwoods.
With "Karla's Choice," Nick Harkaway had an impossible mission: maintain his father’s legacy while staying true to his voice.
A thesaurus isn’t for finding fancy words; it’s a resource to help you keep your rhythm.
Barthes is dead — long live the artist.
What happens when scientists "write what they know"? Some amazing science fiction stories.
From acclaimed novels to heretical treatises, sometimes a writer just doesn't want to put their name on the cover.
The nonprofit made a bold gamble on the limits of "fair use" — and federal courts have not backed their play.
The writer’s tragic death at age 46 has led many to view him as a tortured artist. Here’s why this label is reductive.
With the right prompts, large language models can produce quality writing — and make us question the limits of human creativity.
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Carrie Berk reveals how she transformed her struggle with anxiety and internet fame by changing her perception and finding her true voice as a writer.
Unlikely Collaborators
The world’s “most produced living playwright” wins out over other contestants, including Salman Rushdie and Margaret Atwood.
Six authors, six monumental legacies, and a unique thread connecting them: a solitary novel that shines brightly.
You become the main protagonist in these novels.
Take a closer look before judging a book by its title.
Soviet censorship was thorough yet fallible.
Not every classic enjoyed rave reviews from the start.
Some authors never saw their books score widespread acclaim—or even get published at all.
Some classic books, like Mark Twain’s "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," remain controversial to this day.
Jules Verne wrote about gasoline-powered vehicles, weapons of mass destruction, and global warming more than a century ago.
"Painfully forced" is how one contemporary critic described Fitzgerald's writing style.
Art criticism is inherently subjective. Still, many critics have tried to make a case for why some of the world’s most celebrated books are in fact terribly written.
Rushdie was heavily criticized by figures across the political spectrum for being offensive. People tried to “cancel” Rushdie long before that term was invented.
“Block. It puts some writers down for months. It puts some writers down for life.”
On New Year's Eve 1899, the captain of this Pacific steamliner sailed into history. Or did he?
Vladimir Putin adores Fyodor Dostoevsky. A close reading of the legendary author’s texts reveals the feeling might have been mutual.
Famished, not famous: retrace Orwell’s hunger days, when he was one of the city’s legion of poor foreigners.
According to literary theorist Mikhail Bakhtin, Dostoevsky's talents were on par with those of William Shakespeare.
Everyone in the Universe needs a break sometimes. They say that all work and no play make Jack a dull boy, and with very few exceptions, I’ve been working hard […]
Every professional organization of scientists has a code of ethics and/or conduct. Why not apply it to their journals? When it comes to exploring the Universe, many young people get […]