Author Essay
How The Joy Luck Club Inspired Me to Be an Author
Reading Amy Tan's classic changed everything I knew about writing.
By FRANCES CHA • 2 months ago
Author Essay
How Being a Librarian Saved My Life
Before I was a novelist, I was a librarian. Here's how it changed me.
By AMANDA EYRE WARD • 2 months ago
Author Essay
The Power of Reflection and Memory in Fiction
Mary Rose Maccoll, author of Lost Autumn, explains why we seek that "final coming home" in fiction.
By MARY-ROSE MACCOLL • 3 months ago
Author Essay
How Libraries Affirm Our Humanity
Pastor and author Emily M. D. Scott praises the enduring promise of public libraries.
By EMILY M. D. SCOTT • 4 months ago
Author Essay
Why Slow Reading Is Perfectly Okay
The author of Do Nothing calls for enjoying words as a luxurious meal, rather than a hurried buffet.
By Celeste Headlee • 4 months ago
Author Essay
Books to Read to Inspire Hope
A neurosurgeon shares five books that helped him see so much grace and light in the world.
By W. LEE WARREN, M.D. • 5 months ago
Author Essay
Thrillers Need Heroines Because We Need Heroines
We can speak up. We can fight back. We can take charge.
By NINA SADOWSKY • 5 months ago
Author Essay
Why We Need More Historical Fiction with LGBTQ+ Characters
What cannot be remembered might still be imagined and loved, through the power of art.
By SHANNON PUFAHL • 6 months ago
