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

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

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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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 ...

Based on the lives of two real people who met and married at Stanford University during World War I, this novel offers a window into early-20th-century radical politics.

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 ...

Three women deal very differently with vampirism in Schwab’s era-spanning follow-up to The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (2020).

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