There’s a famous two-decade-old Paris Review interview with Haruki Murakami in which he, one of the world’s most celebrated ...

Which material was popularized in ancient Egypt (and later used by Greece and the Roman Empire) for writing books and other ...

Vauhini Vara consulted ChatGPT to help craft her new book, “Searches.” But the most moving sections are the ones she wrote herself.

Istvan, the protagonist in David Szalay's new novel “Flesh,” is a character who reveals little in his conversations with others. His clipped responses to questions are akin to the frustrating ...

A writing retreat might be the key to your success.  Very often held in beautiful locations, a writing retreat is a ...

Essays by a writer of literary lives meditate on the obsessions and obstacles endemic to her trade.

In 2016, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump announced his intentions to “open up our libel laws,” so when legacy media outlets like The New York Times or The Washington Post “write purposely ...

Today's competitive literary landscape demands a nuanced approach to marketing and connecting with target readers. The role of public relations firms is multifaceted, and tailored PR solutions can ...

The stories in this collection, some only a page or two long, get to the point with an economy of language and a razor sharp focus ...

Here are two words that might make you swoon with longing or simmer with envy: In an ideal book leave, a person would get paid well enough (from a big old book advance?) to take unpaid leave from ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Sarah M. Eden's fans are romantics at heart. She has made a contribution to literature with clean romance novels.