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Tom Perrotta debunks the maxim of always writing what you know.

Young Alaa As Aswany’s “garden full of flowers” had Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Marquez and Hemingway growing in it.

In March 2003, I served as a member of the prosecution team that drafted an indictment against the then-President of Liberia, Charles Taylor. The crucial role of the International Criminal […]

A revealing internal debate on the rebuilding effort in New Orleans is the uneasy rapport between Ninth Ward residents–the few of them that have returned to the neighborhood–and the volunteers […]

Tom Perrotta talks about the importance of having a writer and a thinker as president.

Alaa Al Aswany talks about the impossibility of making a living as a writer in Egypt.

How a writer captures the human element will determine how long a piece of literature will last.

All writers have to find their own rhythm, but Alaa Al Aswany finds his between 6 and 10:30 am.

While nearly everyone knows that March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day, nobody seems to know that March 19 is St. Joseph’s Day. While there have been some traditional Italian celebrations […]

Wall Street bonuses have been captured under the media’s microscope since the the recession began in earnest, and most objective perspectives have called the billions in performance-based pay superfluous remuneration. […]

Libertarian music critic Nat Hentoff, one of the foremost authorities on the First Amendment, has joined the Cato Institute as a senior fellow. In a press release issued by the […]

In case you were scrambling to find a store that still had chicken wings in stock and missed the Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition, a ‘new reality’ has set in […]

A new perspective to these times, their challenges and opportunities. ByAndy (Andres Agostini) – Ich Bin Singularitarian! High-Tech Visionary and Method Developer/Proprietor of: “Transformative And Integrative Risk Management” www.AgostiniWorks.blogspot.com-Arlington, Virginia, USA

The Times editorial page has been conspicuously down a token right-winger recently as former Atlantic blogger Ross Douthat stands on deck, preparing to step to the plate where Bill Kristol […]

Another day, another mainstream media piece that misses the mark on Facebook. I have an idea for my fellow print journalists. Since owners are now secretly colluding to contrive ways […]

You can’t be a writer unless you enjoy solitude, says Rachel Resnick.

Danny Strong shares his advice for young screenwriters and why acting was a helpful preparation for becoming a writer.

The founder of the blog “Silicon Alley Insider” talks about how technology transformed the investment world and his career as an online writer. This series brought to you by Dell […]

Rodes Fishburne ruminates on the role of writers, what they read and how they create.

The son of a well-known short story writer, Andre Dubus never thought he would follow in the footsteps of his father.

Augusten Burroughs has a foolproof cure for writer’s block.

I haven’t had it yet, and that’s not necessarily a good thing.

Insights on his characters, inspirations, advice, and why writers drink.

Carson McCullers makes Augusten Burroughs’ A-list; Ernest Hemingway is overrated.

Writing has never been fun, but with enough time its pretty good.

Writer Evan Wright discusses his turning his book, Generation Kill, into the HBO Series. To see more of Wright’s interview, check out what he has to say about Iraq and […]

After musicals, magazines, and short stories Greer has found his true voice as a novelist.

Author Andre Dubus grew up in the shadow of writers, from his famous father to Kurt Vonnegut.

Although writer Andre Dubus describes his wife as his inspiration and harshest reader, his greatest critic is himself.

Having “dodged the bullet” of his father’s strict Catholicism, writer Andre Dubus’ wandering sometimes takes him into strip clubs.