Bestselling novelist Clive Cussler has died at age 88
The author of the popular Dark Pitt novels died on Monday, his wife reports. Read More “Bestselling novelist Clive Cussler has died at age 88”
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Meet the 2020 Carnegie Medal winners and finalists for fiction & nonfiction
Valeria Luiselli and Adam Higginbotham took home top honors at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. Read More “Meet the 2020 Carnegie Medal winners and finalists for fiction & nonfiction”
“New Kid” by Jerry Craft just became the first graphic novel to win a Newbery Medal
Here are all the 2020 recipients of Caldecott, Printz, and Newbery honors. Read More ““New Kid” by Jerry Craft just became the first graphic novel to win a Newbery Medal”
Which books were the 2020 Oscar adapted screenplay nominees based on?
Only three of the five screenplays were based on traditional books this year, with the remaining contenders being adapted from a comic and an unproduced play. Read More “Which books were the 2020 Oscar adapted screenplay nominees based on?”
Meet the five authors vying for the 2019 Costa Book of the Year award
The winner will be announced at a ceremony on January 28. Read More “Meet the five authors vying for the 2019 Costa Book of the Year award”
Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of ‘Prozac Nation,’ is dead at 52
The journalist and bestselling memoirist died from complications from metastatic breast cancer today, her friends and family report. Read More “Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of ‘Prozac Nation,’ is dead at 52”
Jake Gyllenhaal to produce and star in film adaptation of “Fun Home”
Gyllenhaal plans to play Alison Bechdel’s father in the upcoming film adaptation of Bechdel’s memoir-turned-musical. Read More “Jake Gyllenhaal to produce and star in film adaptation of “Fun Home””
All the page-to-screen adaptations hitting theaters in January and February 2020
Little Women isn’t the only literary heavy-hitter coming to the big screen this winter. Read More “All the page-to-screen adaptations hitting theaters in January and February 2020”
Counting down our most popular writing articles of 2019
Which 10 stories attracted the most visitors this year on our website? Read More “Counting down our most popular writing articles of 2019”
Presenting all our favorite articles of 2019
Which were our favorite pieces to write and read this year? Here’s a round-up of all our writer and staff favorites from 2019. Read More “Presenting all our favorite articles of 2019”
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New year, new writing goals (that you’ll actually keep!)
Need some help crafting some quality resolutions you’ll keep long past March? Here are some ideas. Read More “New year, new writing goals (that you’ll actually keep!)”
All the things I wish I’d known as a beginner horror writer
Want to write horror? Read this first. Read More “All the things I wish I’d known as a beginner horror writer”
From the Front Lines: Wanna write more in 2021? Try these tips.
A little shift in consciousness can create life-altering creativity. Read More “From the Front Lines: Wanna write more in 2021? Try these tips.”