Writing Resources

Beatriz NascimentoNational Archive of Brazil/Courtesy The Beatriz Nascimento Foundation THIS year I made what may have been a mistake: I agreed to write two books. And having written that sentence,...

There is no literary spy—and perhaps no literary character, full stop—more famous than James Bond, which should already be enough of an argument for any aspiring writer, but particularly any...

In the middle of March, the skies cleared as the world closed down. I took to walking each day in the forest – or, rather, the arboretum in St Anne’s...

Will Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album “The Tortured Poets Department” usher in a new era of poetry appreciation?Delaney Atkins, a part-time instructor at Austin Peay State University who teaches a...

If you’re a millennial, you may remember that specific moment in time around the late 2000s when streaming video technology had just gotten good but there weren’t that many legitimate...

I’ve taken countless writing classes and joined many groups, but for me, the best writing education comes from reading. I love it when I’m reading a book and the author...

Bless the reader who, during Donald Trump’s time in office, stumbled into a bookshop looking to escape the news. Nonfiction about the administration — high-voltage reportage, White House tell-alls —...

The novelist Dinaw Mengestu thinks deeply about how stories are told, especially migrant tales. His earlier books — “The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears,” “How to Read the Air” and...

Capitol Hill is rarely the only career venture for politicians. Before taking office, many elected officials have already made a name for themselves in business, economics, advocacy work or tech. Such...