Authors with Crazier than Fiction Personal Lives
One clichéd writerly image is that of a drunken, perhaps insane, party animal who somehow occasionally overcomes his or her…
Authors You Need To Read
The 5 Best Single-Author Anthologies
Novels tend to get all the attention. Sure, they can absorb us for long periods of time, but short stories are…
How My Book Was Born: Chris Bohjalian on the Inspiration for Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands
Over the next month, author Chris Bohjalian is sharing the journey he took, from inspiration to publication, for his 2014 novel Close Your…
7 Great Reads by Mexican American Authors for Cinco de Mayo
If you’ve already laid in a supply of guacamole and stocked up on tequila for your Cinco de Mayo celebrations,…
6 of the Most Important Revelations From Jon Krakauer’s Missoula
Once upon a time, society taught women that men were dangerous. Then, starting in the second half of the twentieth century, we taught…
Spotlight on the Elusive and Brilliant Donna Tartt
Donna Tartt might be one of America’s most mysterious contemporary fiction writers. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author rarely gives interviews, and when…
The Hilarious and Heartfelt Stories of David Levithan
There are important books—books everyone should read because of what they teach us about ourselves and others. There are entertaining…
Joe Hill: Author of Horns and Hero of Horror
When you’re a child of Stephen King, it’s perfectly understandable if your mind is a little…twisted. Luckily for the world at…
Maggie Stiefvater on Phobias, Titles & Blue Lily, Lily Blue
Maggie Stiefvater is the best-selling author of books including the Shiver trilogy, The Scorpio Races, and the thrilling, mind-bending Raven Cycle,…
An Interview With YA Author Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith writes some of the richest, realest fiction on the YA shelves, even when he’s writing about nightmarish alternate…
The Author Who Struggled to Read: Kameron Hurley on What Makes a Writer
You wouldn’t peg Kameron Hurley as someone who came late to reading. She’s the author of four acclaimed novels, including…
Margaret Atwood’s Stone Mattress Chills and Satisfies
I once climbed through a window to hear Margaret Atwood read from her latest novel. The reading location had been…
With The Bone Clocks, David Mitchell Reinvents the Novel—Again
In reviewing The Bone Clocks, the newest novel from David Mitchell, Publisher’s Weekly asked, “is this the most complex novel…
The Weirdest Novels of Harry Stephen Keeler
Badly written stories can be fascinating simply because of all the questions they leave unanswered. Why did the characters act…
The Supernatural Enhancements: Southern Gothic With a European Twist
Oh, just what the world needed: another Southern gothic supernatural mystery starring a secret society, an unexpected inheritance, a mute…
10 Things We Learned About Rainbow Rowell at Her Landline Reading
Sometimes when you meet an author, they’re nothing like you think they’ll be. A horror writer might be soft-spoken, a…
The Perfect Malcolm Gladwell Book For Your Dad
Getting Dad a Malcolm Gladwell book for Father’s Day is kind of a no-brainer—it’s like giving him a bigger brain.…
Love Nora Ephron? Here Are 5 Books You Need to Read
Nora Ephron wrote her truth. She shared the daily horrors and joys of being a particular type of woman (opinionated,…
5 Ways Authors Met Each Other Before Twitter
So who here would like to meet a famous author? Ok, let’s see—all of you? That’s what I thought. Don’t…
A Brief Tribute to Famous Authors Who’ve Spent Time in the Pen
From writers and thinkers who composed literary masterworks while enduring unjust detention, like Aung San Suu Kyi and M.L.K., to…