
So You Wanna Write: 11 Best Books for Aspiring Writers
We understand the hardships that come with creating new characters that feel real, writing a plot that isn’t full of…
We understand the hardships that come with creating new characters that feel real, writing a plot that isn’t full of…
We’re about to enter the second weekend of National Novel Writing Month! Are you, the eager NaNo novelist: a. Looking forward to…
Jeremy P. Bushnell is the debut author of The Weirdness, a rollicking account of what happens when the Devil makes…
So now that the whole “New Year, New You” thing has worn off, you’re second guessing your resolution to go…
Laurie Halse Anderson is the best-selling author of young adult novels including Speak, Wintergirls, and, most recently, The Impossible Knife…
Many of us who take part in National Novel Writing Month enjoy shouting from the rooftops that we’ve accepted the…
If you’re one of Chuck Palahniuk’s many rabid fans, you already know that he’s both a total babe (I met…
When you’re low on inspiration, confused, or just procrastinating, writers’ guides can be your salvation. Here are six books on…
Jonathan Lethem’s novels, particularly Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude, have established him as one of the most important…
Cori McCarthy’s debut YA novel, The Color of Rain, envisions a dystopic world that’s darker than most. Set on a…
Novelist Kristopher Jansma gives us the scoop on his favorite place to write. His first book, The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards,…
How can a novelist go wrong when her subject is books? It’s the one topic for which all readers have…
More than half of the young adult books sold in the US are bought by adults—adults who 78% of the…
Lord of the Flies meets middle school in Clay McLeod Chapman’s entertaining new YA novel The Tribe: Homeroom Headhunters. Back…
Nina Katchadourian—an artist you may have previously seen in a Flemish airline toilet portrait—started arranging book spines as a graduate…
One of the most-anticipated YA books slated for this year is THE 5TH WAVE, an alien apocalypse survival story by…
Thanks to Charlie Kaufman, we all know what the process of adapting a book is like for the screenwriter—it starts…
Stephen King’s books have sold over 350 million copies. Like them or loathe them, you have to admit that’s impressive.…
When Sarah MacLean was in high school, she told her English teacher that her dream job was “romance novelist.” She’s…