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08/27/2024

08/12/2024

Some of these books were foundational in inspiring other writers to share their stories. Authors tell us their favorite banned books that they consider required reading.

07/24/2024

Keep writing.

07/17/2024

Thinking about planning a book tour? Here's what you need to know:

Are you an author ready to learn how to plan a book tour? Discover all sorts of benefits you will receive from hosting your own book tour.

07/17/2024

Sarah Gerard's new memoir, “Carrie Carolyn Coco,” covers the life and murder of poet Carolyn Bush. A St. Pete native and Gerard’s friend, Bush was living in New York City and an active member of the literary scene when, on Sept. 28, 2016, her roommate, Render Stetson-Shanahan, stabbed her seven times for no apparent reason. Bush was six weeks shy of her 26th birthday.

A Q&A with the St. Petersburg writer.

07/03/2024

Those who use AI to "write" a book are not actually writers. There are no shortcuts to great writing.

06/11/2024

"I’ve found that writing about my life makes everything just a teeny tiny bit worse instead of better, but it’s worth the sacrifice. I know that sounds dark. But there’s this assumption that you must feel so much better after writing about it."

"I've found that writing about my life makes everything just a teeny tiny bit worse," says the author, whose new book delves into the su***de of her friend and mentor.

06/06/2024

"Community is the single most powerful tool for a debut writer. A writer’s community is where word-of-mouth buzz starts building, and where advocates emerge from surprising places."

For first-time writers, it’s harder than ever to break out. That poses an existential crisis for publishing—and disturbing limits on your access to exciting new voices.

06/04/2024

"When your book is published, you get to hold a piece of yourself in your hands. Books have a different life force, they live on separately to you."

honest thoughts on the future of publishing

05/22/2024

"Paul welcomed me into his company with courtly grace and kindness. I was soon invited to his house to meet Siri and their daughter, and to drink wine and to answer Paul’s gently insistent queries into my reading and writing life.."

The author of Motherless Brooklyn recalls his deepening relationship with the late author – from a chance book signing to becoming a confidant during tough times

05/15/2024

"Ms. Munro was a member of the rare breed of writer, like Katherine Anne Porter and Raymond Carver, who made their reputations in the notoriously difficult literary arena of the short story, and did so with great success. Her tales — many of them focused on women at different stages of their lives coping with complex desires — were so eagerly received and gratefully read that she attracted a whole new generation of readers."

Her stories were widely considered to be without equal, a mixture of ordinary people and extraordinary themes.

05/10/2024

Discover best practices using social media for writers. Grow your brand, find your audience, & thrive in the digital age with our experts.

05/10/2024

"According to a recent poll from the writers' advocacy nonprofit The Authors Guild, 13% of authors said they do use AI, for activities like brainstorming character ideas and creating outlines."

Many authors are concerned about the use of their copyrighted material in generative AI models. At the same time, some are actively experimenting with the technology.

05/10/2024

The critically acclaimed American writer has died aged 77. Here, contemporaries pay tribute to his life and work.

The critically acclaimed American writer has died aged 77. Here, contemporaries pay tribute to his life and work

05/09/2024

Getting the words on the page is half the battle. They don't have to be perfect. Just write your story.

04/17/2024

"In his candid, plain-spoken and gripping new memoir, “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder,” Rushdie describes what happened next. The black-clad man, stabbing wildly, had 27 seconds alone with him. That is long enough, Rushdie points out, to read one of Shakespeare’s sonnets, including his favorite, No. 130.

His attacker was at last subdued. Blood was everywhere, pooling. Rushdie’s clothes were cut off him. His legs were raised to keep what blood he had left flowing to his heart. He remembers feeling humiliated. “In the presence of serious injuries, your body’s privacy ceases to exist,” he writes. The reader considers it a good sign, for Rushdie’s health and for the tone of this humane and often witty book, that among his first thoughts was, 'Oh, my nice Ralph Lauren suit.'"

“Knife” is an account of the writer’s brush with death in 2022, and the long recovery that followed.

03/29/2024

Sound advice!

03/28/2024

“Molly” is about the writer Molly Brodak, who decided at 39 that the up in her could no longer fight the down. Her husband finds the many journals she left behind, some in plain sight. He reads them, as well as the contents of her laptop and phone, and he sees things he did not want to see, including graphic proof of nearly constant infidelities. He exploits this material to its fullest in his telling of their lives together.

After his partner, Molly Brodak, died by su***de, Blake Butler found painful truths in her journals and personal items.