Networking Advice for the Antisocial Writer
The Blunt Instrument on what is and isn’t important about making literary connections
The Blunt Instrument on what is and isn’t important about making literary connections
In defense of the trauma plot as executed by "The X Files"
A. Natasha Joukovsky, author of "The Portrait of a Mirror," recommends books that resist the pressure to conform
"Formerly Feral" from the collection SALT SLOW by Julia Armfield, recommended by Lara Williams
If you’re discouraged by the celebration of young writers, meet five authors over 35 whose debut books are making a splash
Adam Smyer, author of Knucklehead, on the dark side of the city
A new study is the latest evidence that being a bookworm makes you more social, not less
Two excerpts from his new book ‘Winter’
From ‘Lolita’ to ‘Fight Club,’ you can’t trust a word these characters say
From a truly magical shop to a Barcelona stronghold to a 24-hour bookstore that puts your late-night web browsing to shame