Shame on the Writers Who Refused to Appear at a Book Festival with Elisa Albert
Their action is blatantly antisemitic and we cannot tolerate this any longer from the “literary” community
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Writers
Banned Books Week Issues A Call To Action For 2024
Freedom To Read advocates are feeling the urgency of an election year.
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A Surprise Appearance by Reclusive Author Orson Scott Card Steals the Show At Dragoncon
Sci-fi community had shunned ‘Ender’s Game’ creator for years because of his conservative political views
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The Plight of Deng Liting
Taiwan’s shocking refusal to admit a dissident writer on the run from Chinese police should spark global outrage
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How Should We Read Edna O’Brien?
Tributes pour in for one the greatest Irish writers, who died on July 27. What do they leave out?
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The Book House Podcast Episode No. 2: Lisa Kusel
The Widow on Dwyer Court Author Returns to Her NJ Roots
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Author Gabrielle Zevin is the Latest Target of a Disturbing Mindset in the Lit World
Excluding authors for imaginary support of Israel normalizes excluding Jewish writers
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Don’t Ask Alice Munro
In the wake of a shocking personal essay, calls to repudiate the late Alice Munro, one of Canada’s most admired writers, are loud and widespread
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Two Very Different Sex Scandals Have Shaken The World of Popular Fiction
Neil Gaiman’s throwback #MeToo case and a child-pornography sting on author Brendan DuBois have left the literary world searching for answers
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J.K. Rowling and the Echo Chamber of Secrets
The bestselling novelist in history continues her righteous war with Labour–and the entire progressive left–online
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The WGGB Takes a Stand
The Writers Guild of Great Britain speaks out about royalties, AI, and other issues — arguably, too many
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Book Review: ‘Parade’
Like all her recent books, Rachel Cusk’s new novel feels more removed than her early work, despite a dazzlingly fractured narrative
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Go Ask Alice
Canadian writer Alice Munro, who died last week, offered keen insights into her country’s personality and dilemmas
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The Worlds of Cixin Liu
A Chinese science fiction author with a growing fan base serves up a lively collection that mixes fiction and reportage
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Don Winslow Heads for Retirement With ‘City In Ruins’
An exit interview with the novelist as he publishes the final installment in his mob trilogy
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