Oliver James went viral on TikTok for learning to read as an adult, and now he’s telling his story in a new memoir, “Unread.” ...

Umama Ali spent more time as a kid arguing with his brother over who caused the most chaos in GTA Vice City than doing homework, and he’s been unapologetically hooked on games ever since. That ...

The award, run by Hachette UK and Libraro, aims to ‘sidestep the traditional barricades of the book industry’ and give readers a role in discovering new talent A new £50,000 writing prize that allows ...

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January is traditionally a month for starting projects, trying new things, and working to break bad habits — particularly anything that gets in the way of self-improvement or productivity. Polygon ...

After 35 years of teaching fiction writing, the prize-winning author shares her wisdom. First tip? Don’t write what you know… I don’t think it’s a bad thing to want to write a first sentence so ...

The book I wrote isn’t even about introversion. But the process dispelled any doubt about where I fall on the introvert/extrovert scale. My project was to collect childless and childfree wisdom from ...

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Dean Nelson interviewing George Plimpton at the 2000 Writer’s Symposium by the Sea. (Photo courtesy of PLNU) Dean Nelson, the founder and director of Point Loma Nazarene University’s journalism ...

Margaret Atwood is best known for her dystopian novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” published in 1985 and adapted into an award-winning television series in 2017. Yet “The Handmaid’s Tale” is only her sixth ...