The editor Graydon Carter’s memoir, “When the Going Was Good,” has the effect of focusing the mind on the present moment, ...

Ask readers to list Emily Henry books in order of their most to least favorite, and you'll get a different answer each time.

Celebrated author and journalist Denene Millner has been awarded the 2025 Townsend Prize for Fiction for her novel 'One Blood.' ...

A portrait of life at a fast-food restaurant shows that there’s both dignity and drudgery in all kinds of labor.

ACC offers many opportunities outside of classes that can not only further students’ education but can also help students ...

"Sherlock & Daughter" joining "Watson" shows our yearning for the world to make sense hasn't been snuffed out yet.

The Jewish Theological Seminary, best known for training Conservative rabbis as well as Judaic scholars and communal workers, hopes to raise a new kind of crop: Jewish fiction writers.

The Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa was the world’s savviest and most accomplished political novelist. By Dwight Garner Once upon a time, during the last quarter of the 20th century, it was ...

The Whiting Foundation marks its 40th year giving literary awards to emerging writers in 2025. The awards have helped launch the careers of many future award-winners, including Colson Whitehead, Alice ...

He bounced back big time with editorships at Spy and Vanity Fair, a glamorous life he details in a new memoir.

The author of “Convenience Store Woman” has gained a cult following by seeing the ordinary world as science fiction.

The event also transforms Iowa City into a hub for the literary arts from authors, publishers, and editors. Here is a look at all the literary events through Saturday, including free activities ...