Lady of the Library

Books take a lot of resources to make. Digital readers do, too. What's the more sustainable option? The answer isn't straightforward.

Poet crossed out one racy passage, deeming it "an unbecom[ing] tale for a hist[ory]"

Books were rare and expensive in colonial America, but the founding father had an idea

I launched my podcast Making It Up nearly three years ago with the goal of interviewing writers not for any particular work of theirs, but to talk to them about their lives.

Books will live on if we allow them to remain. We will need a tactile world to remind us that we are still here, that we can suffer and heal, make considered judgments, and love in a way that only biological beings can.

Audiobooks are growing in popularity, but some people question whether listening to a book is the same as reading it.

Margaret Atwood and John Grisham tell powerful stories. Non-fiction writers can learn from them.

When people first meet authors, they always ask the same question—how did you get started in this business? I’m a bit a rarity. Wrote my first novel at seventeen, sold it at twenty, hit the bestsel…

A spicy, more adult take on the fantasy genre

Classic books can be challenging reads, but with technology all around, it doesn't have to be. Whether it's using Google to search up unknown words or listening to audiobooks instead of reading, all are useful when it comes to the Classics.

February is National Library Lovers Month in the USA. And February 14 is a very special day for lovers…of libraries! February 14 is Valentines Day, the day for lovers. But it is also a very special day for library lovers, too. And by that I don’t mean people who get cheeky under desks and between the stacks.

Whether you alphabetise your books, hoard them or make sure your most intellectual tomes are in sight for Zoom calls, these displays reveal a lot ...

By disguising her name, Alcott could publish in less prestigious venues without worrying about tarnishing her literary reputation.

Evidence suggests that writing was probably invented in southern Iraq sometime before 3000BC. But what happened next?

Whether you’re picking another book off the shelf or plotting out your new novel, learning more about genre can help you decide what comes next.

Ghostwriter Kristin Loberg and many of her clients have apologized for misusing authors’ words without attribution. But publishing firms have been largely quiet.

Authors Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel discuss what they learned from writing a book together as a married couple.

Ghostwriting is a tradition that has been around since the 5th century, and has carried into the present day. But does it delegitimize a work?