Nearly 47 years ago, in July 1970, The Atlantic published “Let Us Now Appraise Famous Writers”—a devastating, and at times wickedly funny, takedown of a huge mail-order correspondence school called ...

When we hear the names of writers, we usually think of their work first and not of the people who wrote them. But it doesn't change the fact that these authors existed and had full-blown lives that ...

Contrary to our romanticized notions, writers don’t just sit around all day, drink coffee and Scotch, and wait for inspiration to strike. Like any other job, they have to be disciplined and productive ...

Ever wondered which writers turned their stories into staggering fortunes? While most authors struggle in an oversaturated market, a select few have built global empires through blockbuster book sales ...

There are a thousand and one pieces of writing advice out there. Every writer has their own method and their own process. Some writers need to have exactly nothing on their desk except their laptop.

Colm Tóibín’s preoccupation with blood ties is evident in the titles of his fiction (“Mothers and Sons,” “The Empty Family”) and literary criticism (he called a 2012 volume of essays “New Ways to Kill ...

From the smoky haze of the absinthe Oscar Wilde once loved to the strong, bracing chill of the vodka martinis Sylvia Plath would drink alongside Anne Sexton, these beverages were silent witnesses to ...

It’s the perfect time of year to get cozy with a good book. Seriously, can you even call it a holiday if you never get the luxury of a few hours (or more!) on the sofa with a completely absorbing page ...