A very sorry thing right now is that very few people seem to be reading Julie Hecht’s books. You’d think that somebody who ...

Author and critic Lincoln Michel talks about Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai's Nobel win and what it shows about who gets recognized in world literature.

As teachers of English and literature and KCSE candidates know, the overall grade in the language is influenced by the scores in English Paper Three.

Every fall, first-year students across the 5Cs embark on various versions of introductory writing classes. This week, Quincy ...

A grant, a small advance, a supportive spouse, and the $100 I found outside the library The post How I Managed to Write a ...

Once known as the poet laureate of Twitter, the novelist speaks about writing, reading and her plans for a website.

The New York writer and editor’s diaries of the AIDS era presents a curious case of what we are supposed to expect from ...

In a world of dwindling reviews, the author Lydia Davis’s new work charts a more serendipitous path to reading.

The author discusses his latest novel, “Minor Black Figures,” and the discourse around racial subjectivity.

Sad Tiger and Trauma Plot are two stunning memoirs by rape survivors who immerse themselves in art and literature. They both ...

For teens and families looking to approach Shakespeare from new perspectives, there’s plenty on offer at the library.

In my experience, every kind of writing requires some kind of self-soothing Jedi mind trick, and, when it comes to essay ...