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What Famous Novelists Would Say If They Knew You Stopped Reading Their Books
What Famous Novelists Would Say If They Knew You Stopped Reading Their Books
By Freddie Moore
July 25, 2014

Imagine if your bookmark could let authors know when you’ve been neglecting their books? Well, that already exists.

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Have You Failed as a Writer If You Aren't Famous?
Have You Failed as a Writer If You Aren't Famous?
By Genna Rivieccio
July 25, 2014

Though it may seem like the answer is yes, Emily Dickinson, Franz Kafka and John Kennedy Toole might disagree.

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Speak, Memory: When Novelists Turn to Memoir
Speak, Memory: When Novelists Turn to Memoir
By Freddie Moore
July 25, 2014

If Nabokov’s memoir catalyzed Lolita, who knows what memoir writing can do for Gary Shteyngart and Tom Robbins.

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