“Theo of Golden” became a word-of-mouth smash hit. It sold 3,000 copies in 2023, then 24,000 in 2024. This year, sales ...

Good novelists create characters who are complex. unique, and have relatable human needs and feelings. Joyce Carol Oates is one of our best contemporary novelists, and has created a host of memorable ...

How do you cope with a blank page? NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Elizabeth McCracken about her new book, "A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction." ...

Which book is best out of this list of literary fiction, mysteries, nonfiction, memoir and more? That’s for you to decide.

A close look at how Elizabeth Strout’s quiet fiction offers emotional steadiness, recognition and compassion without spectacle or forced resolution., Books, Times Now ...

If you would like to improve your fiction writing skills harnessing the wealth of AI tools that are currently available you might be interested in learning more from The Nerdy Novelist who has put ...

Some people write because it feels like breathing. Others pick up a pen (or a keyboard) because they once watched a TikTok ...

Krysten Ritter remembers the moment the idea for her new book came to her. She was vacationing with a good friend at a beach resort in Mexico about 13 years ago, enjoying some long-deferred “me time,” ...

Writing a novel is something that many people try, and even more people think about. The most important thing to know before you start is that you don't have a novel inside you. It emerges only as you ...

Imagine the novel itself as a character in a story, as Edwin Frank does in his exciting literary study “Stranger Than Fiction.” At the start of the 20th century, change is the order of the day. Max ...

Since Yardley resident Brian Devitt was a child, he has possessed a passion for writing, finding it a powerful means of ...

After winning just about every major science fiction and fantasy award, Nnedi Okorafor explores a traumatic event in her own history in her most autobiographical novel yet. By Alexandra Alter When ...