Isabel Allende's new novel, "A Long Petal of the Sea," is out

Posted on 01/21/2020 at 12:03 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy release day to author Isabel Allende! Her brand-new novel, A Long Petal of the Sea, follows refugees of the...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Author interview, Excerpt, Historical fiction, NPR, The New York Times, Women in literature, Writer's Digest

What does bestselling author Amor Towles read in book club?

Posted on 09/25/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What do writers read in their book clubs? Amor Towles, bestselling author of Rules of Civility and A Gentleman in...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Writer's Digest

4 authors explain their love of libraries

Posted on 09/24/2019 at 04:06 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Readers and writers all love libraries, but we all have a slightly different connection to these amazing institutions. Writer’s Digest...

Tagged As: Libraries, Writer's Digest

Happy 200th birthday, Herman Melville!

Posted on 08/01/2019 at 10:17 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re guessing that while many bookworms celebrated J.K. Rowling’s birthday yesterday by reading her works, fewer will spend Herman Melville’s...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Classic literature, History, Literary Hub, The New York Times, Writer's Digest

Author Karin Slaughter discusses literature and libraries

Posted on 06/20/2019 at 02:33 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Crime writer Karin Slaughter has truly made it big in the publishing world, with bestseller status well-established and film and...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Mystery, Thriller, Writer's Digest

Translator describes the experience of adapting violent scenes

Posted on 05/26/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Very few, if any, people think that translating literature is easy. And Nicky Harman is no stranger to its challenges,...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Literature in translation, Writer's Digest

Where is all the utopian fiction?

Posted on 04/08/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Proper Monday mood-setting: a discussion of dystopian fiction. Author Sayde Scarlett (hey, great name ... and initials!) found herself wondering...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Writer's Digest

"Chocolat" author Joanne Harris reflects on her writing journey

Posted on 02/27/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Excited about Joanne Harris’s upcoming novel, The Strawberry Thief, set in the same world as the hit Chocolat? Well, here’s...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Writer's Digest

Two 96-year-olds reflect on writing

Posted on 02/11/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Your Monday motivation comes from two nonagenarians. First up is entertainment-industry legend Carl Reiner, age ninety-six, who has turned his...

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Tagged As: Author interview, NPR, Writer's Digest, Writing advice

"First Conspiracy" author dishes on plot to kill George Washington

Posted on 01/25/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Love history’s mysteries? Then you probably already love author Brad Meltzer. If you’re not familiar with him, here’s a rundown...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, History, Nonfiction, Writer's Digest