Learn why most novels fail and how to master the essential elements of storytelling. Perfect for aspiring authors and seasoned writers to take ...

The author of “Because of Winn-Dixie” on what fantastical tales have to offer us—especially in dark times.

The story of Apollo and Daphne was written around the year zero by Roman poet Ovid in the Metamorphoses. Ovid was a trainee lawyer and student of rhetoric. In the story, a woman named Daphne becomes a ...

Boulder author R.L. Maizes’s latest novel, “A Complete Fiction,” imagines a viral social media app where gossip spreads like wildfire and truth gets buried in the comments. Both funny and ...

Our enjoyment of literature and fiction is rooted in theory of mind: the cognitive ability to attribute mental states ...

Tyler Alexander’s ‘If I Can Get Home This Fall’ shares a collection of historical letters illuminating what motivated a young Vermonter to fight in the war.

Each major artist from that generation had a personal style, but there were common traits: serialism, a focus on structure ...