Rolland’s library was just a glimpse of his unique life. He opened a book shop on C-Street at the age of 16. Was a state ...

There’s much to read in the the coming months of this year from authors including George Saunders, Tayari Jones, Helen Garner, Ibram X. Kendi, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney and Michael ...

A new book collects producer George Martin's scores with the Beatles, including handwritten scores for classics like 'Strawberry Fields Forever.' ...

Approaching its next milestone in East Falls Church, a 15-year-old bookstore is looking back at achievements from organizing ...

Steven Spielberg explains why his 1971 cult classic was more daring than Jaws, while reflecting on his improvisational ...

Emily Austin's "Is This a Cry For Help?" chronicles grief, love and some of the strangest (and most wholesome) things she's ...

The Norwegian writer is known for his sprawling, brutally candid autofiction and speculative epics. Here’s where to start.

But it’s the scene that changes the story. In the film American Beauty (1999), the moment Lester Burnham quits his job, walks out of his cubicle with a beer in hand—that’s it. That’s his turning point ...

A University of Wyoming faculty member wants to help college students become better writers of science by giving academics ...

Write a story in which the narrator refuses to tell the story. Permit the narrator to come close to telling the story—perhaps ...

In 2019, first-year Gov. Gavin Newsom inherited a state flush with cash. With a $21.4 billion budget surplus to play with, an ...

Famed U.S. writer Ambrose Bierce disappeared in Mexico during its Revolution. What happened to the wise-cracking author of ...