Essays

Day 1. Eight thousand lonely souls schmooze, discuss their craft, and attend readings.

The Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference starts tomorrow, with four days of literary readings, panel discussions, schmoozing, and an enormous book fair.

Move along with them—discover some literary podcasts.

Works of literature on the Palestinian/Israeli conflict—four from the Palestinians, four from the Israelis, and one in between.

Back in the 1980s, my parents bought their first home, in Georgetown, Massachusetts, from a writer named John Updike.

Rediscovered articles from our archives, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and more.

The same city that brought us President Obama brought us Rod Blagojevich. Chicago is full of interesting stories.

Book covers do matter. There’s a whole blog dedicated to the topic.

E-books have been getting a lot of press recently. But why you would want to pay $400 for something no smaller, no lighter, and no easier to read than a paperback?

Retro-noir fiction makes a comeback, courtesy of the Hard Case Crime imprint.