Meet the shortlisted writers for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction.

Meet the shortlisted writers for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction.

By Literary Hub | April 22, 2026

Are Shakespeare’s Commas Really That Important?

Are Shakespeare’s Commas Really That Important?

Daniel Hahn on Different Translations of Shakespeare

By Daniel Hahn | April 22, 2026

Jayne Anne Phillips Wonders What Happens to Writers If They Don’t Write?

Jayne Anne Phillips Wonders What Happens to Writers If They Don’t Write?

“Silence, earned or merely present, is as natural to writers as writing.”

By Jayne Anne Phillips | April 22, 2026

“Clitter” is a Real World: And Other Discoveries Reading the First Draft of Stephen King’s <em>Pet Sematary</em>

“Clitter” is a Real World: And Other Discoveries Reading the First Draft of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary

Caroline Bicks Explores the Literary Legacy of an Undisputed Master of the Genre

By Caroline Bicks | April 22, 2026

Pollinating Our Stories: What Honeybees Taught Me About Writing

Pollinating Our Stories: What Honeybees Taught Me About Writing

Eileen Garvin: “As writers, our minds and hearts go from story to story like blossom to blossom picking up the bits and pieces of answers to our questions.”

By Eileen Garvin | April 22, 2026

Becca Rothfeld (with Herman Melville and John Updike)

Becca Rothfeld (with Herman Melville and John Updike)

This Week on The Writers Institute Podcast, From the Archives of the New York State Writers Institute

By The Writers Institute | April 22, 2026

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Prone To Be Productive: In Praise of Writing in Bed

By Megan O'Grady | April 21, 2026

Jayne Anne Phillips on Chronicling Her West Virginia Upbringing and Writer’s Journey

By Jane Ciabattari | April 21, 2026

How Lewis and Clark Invented the Western

By Craig Fehrman | April 21, 2026

Eight Books About Women With Secret Lives

Eight Books About Women With Secret Lives

Bonnie Friedman Recommends Deesha Philyaw, Azar Nafisi, Annie Ernaux, and More

By Bonnie Friedman | April 21, 2026

Jayne Anne Phillips, Xochitl Gonzalez, T. C. Boyle, and more: 20 new books out today!

Jayne Anne Phillips, Xochitl Gonzalez, T. C. Boyle, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | April 21, 2026

How Writing Helped Me Heal After a Trauma

How Writing Helped Me Heal After a Trauma

Grace Spulak on Her Journey to Understanding Her Own Recovery

By Grace Spulak | April 20, 2026

In the Parlors of Black Bibliophiles: How Arturo Schomburg Built a Library and Made History

In the Parlors of Black Bibliophiles: How Arturo Schomburg Built a Library and Made History

Dr. Laura E. Helton on the Story of a Great American Book Collector

By Laura E. Helton | April 20, 2026

Danielle Bainbridge on Defying the Formula to Find Your Form

Danielle Bainbridge on Defying the Formula to Find Your Form

From the Memoir Nation Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | April 20, 2026

One great poem to read today: Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays”

One great poem to read today: Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays”

By Jonny Diamond | April 17, 2026

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Maria Semple, Gwendoline Riley, Lena Dunham, and more

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