For the novelist Rebecca Makkai, writing blurbs had become nearly a full-time job. She explains why blurbs matter — and why ...

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the ...

When Kate Gies was born without her right ear, plastic surgeons vowed to make her "whole" and craft the appearance of an ...

A frightening and infuriating read that takes us through examples of some of the darkest moments in recent medical history - ...

Right about now, you’d pounce on just about any job. One that’s different than the one you have. A job that pays better, or offers flexible hours so you can deal with virtual ...

Black women are worthy of good and pleasure-filled sex, whether we know it or not. Renowned psychologist and leading expert in sex research, Candice Nicole Hargons, PhD, is here to empower us to ...

This man had worked at some of the best restaurants in the world, but didn’t know how to cook a piece of chicken. This is the story of a review that changed my approach to criticism.

Children’s books, to a great extent because they are written for those who cannot participate in the market, can ...

We sat down with Poynter senior scholar Roy Peter Clark, author of numerous books including “How to Write Short: Word Craft ...

Sharpe author on writing for a Green Card, and what he does and doesn’t miss about the UK Bernard Cornwell’s writing career ...

Most of the time, I illustrate other people’s stories — for every three or four I do for someone else, I do one of my own ...