Reading the newly released “Notes to John,” it’s hard not to wonder how the late author Joan Didion would feel about having ...

Sonia Faleiro’s new book How I Write attempts to extract this very clarity from this haze of the creative process. The book ...

Here are two words that might make you swoon with longing or simmer with envy: book leave.

There’s a famous two-decade-old Paris Review interview with Haruki Murakami in which he, one of the world’s most celebrated novelists, details his daily routine. He wakes up at 4AM, works for five ...

Henry’s heroines are intelligent, driven women — a hard-charging literary agent, a devoted librarian, a med student in the ...

The final novel in Hilary Mantel’s great trilogy has been adapted for TV. Her editor joins us this week to discuss working ...

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 ...

Responses to my column on books indicate that many people agree with a recent letter in the Wall Street Journal: “The joy of ...

It's not easy to get someone to do small jobs. Fortunately, there are more options than ever for taking care of small jobs ...