The staff from the Grand Junction bookstore recommends three murder mysteries set in the West — or a West-like planet.

For many authors, speaking feels more natural than typing. Ideas flow faster when they are spoken aloud, especially during ...

There’s much to read in the the coming months of this year from authors including George Saunders, Tayari Jones, Helen Garner, Ibram X. Kendi, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney and Michael ...

On Monday, one poet will take home the £25,000 TS Eliot Prize. Here’s our expert guide to the good, the overrated – and who ...

The Norwegian writer is known for his sprawling, brutally candid autofiction and speculative epics. Here’s where to start.

A University of Wyoming faculty member wants to help college students become better writers of science by giving academics ...

Write a story in which the narrator refuses to tell the story. Permit the narrator to come close to telling the story—perhaps ...

From radio legend Mary Lucia to Justin Townes Earle, these books examine the price worth paying for a creative life.

After 35 years of teaching fiction writing, the prize-winning author shares her wisdom. First tip? Don’t write what you know… I don’t think it’s a bad thing to want to write a first sentence so ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. Freida McFadden doesn’t write books so much as release them, rapid-fire. Since 2013, she has published ...

Freida McFadden would like to set the record straight. The bestselling author sat down with Jenna Bush Hager for an “Open Book with Jenna” podcast episode, which aired on Dec. 11, to discuss her ...

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