Thirsty Thursday: Quotes on the Power of Alcohol from Your Favorite Writers

June 19, 2014

A little positive reinforcement from your favorite authors while you daydream about pre-gaming for the weekend. Go ahead, pour yourself a tall one.

“Bungalow 89” by James Franco: A Line-by-Line Edit

By Arvind Dilawar

June 12, 2014

Gordon Lish got to work with Raymond Carver. We’re stuck with Franco.

Dear James Franco: Please Don’t Write What You Know

By Genna Rivieccio

June 12, 2014

It’s hard to nail down everything that’s wrong with Franco’s new short story, but we’re sure going to try.

Behind the Lit: Lord Byron's Visionary, Opiate-Addicted, Hard-Gambling Daughter

By George Dobbs

June 11, 2014

A 19th century computer science visionary, an opiate-addicted gambler, a close friend of Charles Dickens — Augusta Ada Byron led a life as remarkable as her father’s.

Can You Identify the Handwriting of These 12 Famous Authors?

By Adina Applebaum

June 10, 2014

Prove once and for all that you’re Oscar Wilde’s greatest fan by identifying his penmanship.

Name Your Poison: 7 Alcoholic Drinks and their Literary Counterparts

By Michelle King

June 08, 2014

Take your drinking-while-reading habit to the next level.

A Literary Playlist: 8 of Your Favorite Authors’ Most-Loved Bands

By Adina Applebaum

June 05, 2014

The soundtrack to your favorite novel might be stranger than you think.

Write, Camera, Action: 11 Authors Who Wrote Screenplays

By Michelle King

June 03, 2014

And you thought Joan Didion, William Faulkner and Dave Eggers only wrote books.

What's It Like to Write a Novel in Prison?

By Justin Glawe

May 30, 2014

Daniel Genis wrote an alternate history novel called Narcotica while incarcerated for 10 years for his own drug-related crimes. The “polite robber” is now a sober author.

He is Providence: An H. P. Lovecraft Primer & 5 Stories Free to Read Online

By Benjamin Welton

May 29, 2014

We look back on the five stories that best represent the nihilistic mythology of H. P. Lovecraft.