Producers of a documentary on the life of the prisoner-turned urban fiction writer of novels about the violence, drugs and prostitution that he surrounded himself with in Detroit are hoping the answer ...

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Book bans are all over the news. PEN America has been doing incredible work documenting the increasing number of book bans ...

A new book by Alissa Wilkinson argues that the iconic writer’s imagination and signature style were profoundly shaped by ...

However, the National Writers Series is offering a class in micro-fiction for students. Micro-fiction's popularity is growing and it's a good way to hone your writing craft. The class will take ...

The writer’s hefty collection of short stories and essays defies boundaries and offers a bold retrospective on her own long ...

In ‘It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time,’ comedy writer Bruce Vilanch tells stories of ‘The Star Wars Christmas Special’ ...

Parker is a legend in modern crime fiction. He wrote 40 thrillers about the private detective Spenser over almost four decades, nine that featured the police chief Jesse Stone, six with the private ...

In her long-awaited return to fiction, the author of "Americanah ... Nigerian women in North America and Africa – a travel writer, a lawyer, a banker and a maid – as she explores love ...

A new book by Alissa Wilkinson argues that the iconic writer’s imagination and signature style were profoundly shaped by Hollywood. By Charles Finch “Careless People,” a memoir by a former ...

When a kitschy bust of the King was swiped from the East Village restaurant where it had lived for thirty-seven years, the ...