Books
Chinese writer succeeds with English novel
Yiyun Li didn't speak English until her early 20s when she moved to the United States; now she's an acclaimed writer but only writes in English.
The history of women writers
Elaine Showalter's latest book covers famous and obscure authors from 1650 to 2000 -- in this interview, she talks about the history of American women writers....
Lust for life lists
There is no shortage of life-list books being published; we explore our obsession with these life-lists with some of their authors....
Saudi literature pushing the envelope
A new wave of novel-writing in Saudi Arabia is centered on breaking conventional taboos -- the spike in risqué Saudi literature follows the success of the racy novel, Girls of Riyadh a few years ago....
Handbook to Islam
Dilara Hafiz's handbook for American Muslim teenagers dispels myths about Islam and helps educate non-Muslims....
Novelist Ha Jin
"The Writer as Migrant" is Jin's latest book examining the different ways writers have dealt with geographic displacement....
Debating Lincoln
Celebrate the 200th birthday of "Honest Abe" with a fresh look at the man, the myth and what he means today....
Darwin the Abolitionist
How witnessing the injustices of slavery drove Charles Darwin to develop his theory of evolution....
Best Black Writing of 2009
Editors of two new anthologies talk about what it takes to make the cut for "Best African American Fiction" and "Best African American Essays."...
When money is the muse
Fed up living as a starving writer, Katy Lederer took a job at a hedge fund, but she kept writing poetry on the side, often about money and our complicated lust for it....
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