Arguably one of the most challenging genres to write is humor. When it works, it works beautifully. But when the jokes fall ...

Fanny Howe, the author of dozens of poetry collections and novels, has died at 84, the New York Times reports. Howe grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was educated at Stanford University. Her ...

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Christina Applegate will tell the story of her life and career in a new memoir.

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Finally, the intersectional, lesbian, historical teen novel so many readers have been waiting for.

Podcasting is an enormous industry, reportedly bringing in over $7 billion of revenue in 2024. Podcasts are not only ...

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When you sit down to write a story, sometimes the hardest part can be just getting started. After all, the beginning of a tale ...

With Katabasis, acclaimed fantasy author R.F. Kuang puts her own hellish spin on dark academia. With Katabasis, acclaimed fantasy author R.F. Kuang puts her own hellish spin on dark academia. Sarah ...

A maritime bookend of sorts to Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild, British journalist Elmhirst’s narrative turns on two 1960s-era British dreamers who decided to pitch it all in and sail from grim, gray ...