Readers of literary fiction sometimes have to do a little homework. The “grace” is worth it
In perhaps the first of the great famine novels, The Black Prophet of 1846 by…
In perhaps the first of the great famine novels, The Black Prophet of 1846 by…
The inaugural Memphis Literary Arts Festival will draw fiction and cuisine writers, poets and essayists…
Philip Roth, a colossus of American fiction whose novels and stories like “Goodbye, Columbus”, “The…
Seattle Arts & Lectures’ Literary Arts Series at Benaroya Hall will, for the first time,…
At Phonica: One, Sue Rainsford dunked the pages she read and the notebooks she kept…
“Let me mention three major trends in publishing. First, a significant shift in sales towards…
With colorful rhetoric on idiots and nuclear buttons, North Korean propaganda is attracting worldwide attention.…
OAt first glance, the revelation that women writers dominated Britain’s literary bestseller lists in 2017…
Literary fiction is in great difficulty. This has long been suspected by those writing it,…
Photo courtesy of Brooke Wyatt Jenny Johnson Some notable releases from 2017 by…
Arts Council England’s report on the crisis in literary fiction should serve as a “wake-up…
Arts Council England has sounded the alarm bells for literary fiction with a report revealing…
FFinally, it’s official: literary fiction is in crisis, and writers across the country are burning…
The world of literature is vast and almost endless, and readers sometimes need a little…
It is always fun to observe the interaction between the media and a writer who…
The shelves of American bookstores do not accurately represent the inner life of their customers.…
Dear book of matches,I have read “The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction” for the past…
Lillian Ross came of age at a time when it was rude to ask a…
Dark. The weather has never been so good.By James McWilliamsJames Patterson at the Aol Build…
Fans of Jewish literary fiction have a lot to look forward to in the coming…
Click to enlarge There are as many literary works set in Pittsburgh…
Rumor has it that there are only 12 writers in Ireland who can make a…
ohOne of my maxims as a professor of literature at the university was: “A great…
Literary fiction by Salman Rushdie, Harper Lee and Toni Morrison helps improve readers’ understanding of…
When I leave a book with the feeling of having lived the story myself; when…
Are there still taboo subjects in the literature? Graphic violence and sex in all its…
Catherine Banner’s House by the Night (Hutchinson, £ 12.99)This is a delicious start for adults…
Freya: A Novel by Anthony Quinn Jonathan Cape, £14.99 On VE Day, Freya returns to…
They are therefore odious, “commercial” and “literary” categories. Handcuffs forged by the spirit. But they…
Lists are one of the Internet’s great gifts to mankind. From to-do lists to top…
On Saturday night (UST), Rolling Stone posted an interview (the first in decades) with Joaquín…
What does it even mean to read local? That’s the question I’ve faced when thinking…
If you’re looking for holiday gifts that celebrate both Rochester and the literary arts, you…
My writing career started many years ago when I was growing up.In fourth grade, I…
Make a list of crises, twists and disasters that lead The quiet hero, the assured…
A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale (Tinder Press, £16.99)A break from his usual vibrant…
Writers Kazuo Ishiguro and Ursula K. Le Guin have a very old-fashioned debate on the…
“It’s the most disturbing book you’ve ever read,” said a friend of mine when placing…
The Grand Hotel by bestselling author Scott Kenemore is a mind-bending thriller full of fascination…
For the millennium, the electronic revolution, plus the credit crunch, has sponsored all sorts of…
“Genre fiction” is a nasty expression – when did genre become an adjective? But I…
As a writer of science fiction and fantasy, and on behalf of all the variants…
(Photo: Thinglass/Shutterstock)The benefits of reading literary fiction are many, from making us more comfortable with…
Speaking just after winning the Guardian’s First Book Award, Donal Ryan was unsure if he…
For the editor:“For Better Social Skills, Scientists Recommend a Bit of Chekhov” (front page, October…
Have you ever felt that reading a good book makes you more able to connect…
By Colin Barras Original ideas(Image: Rita Scaglia/Picturetank) Read any good books lately? If so, friends…
Reading a piece of fiction could improve one’s “mind-reading” skills, suggests a new study which…
Would spending time with Anton Chekov, famous for his subtle and flawed characters, make you…
What is the importance of reading fiction in the socialization of schoolchildren? Researchers at The…
If your reading material consists only of Chick Lit and Amazon bestsellers, you’re probably not…
Greg Toppo | USA TODAYIf you want to understand how the people around you are…
Heated debates over the quantifiable value of the arts and literature are a common feature…
IIf you haven’t read Colm Tóibín’s The Testament of Mary, you might know it as…
Arts and shows | Education | Learning | UW and the community July 24, 2013…
In a recent article on Review Review, Dan Chaon writes about the need for young…
In his vaguely reasoned review, “Kingsolver’s eco-novel charts unique territory” [Style, Oct. 31], post-fiction editor…
But some of the most acclaimed female novelists wrote shamelessly and authoritatively about women. And…
“For everything there is a season.” True, for the most part, but even Bible prophecy…