Cree was scribbling aimlessly with her head down in an intentional posture that made it impossible to make eye contact with me. It was the third quarter of the school year and I was standing at the ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson and Mene Ukueberuwa. Image: Jakub Porzycki/Zuma Press High-school seniors are furiously feathering final flourishes ...

After Japanese author Rie Kudan won one of the country’s most prestigious literary awards, she admitted she’d had help from an unusual source — ChatGPT. “I plan to continue to profit from the use of ...

Perhaps, you may have caught a glimpse of me milling around campus these past few weeks. If so, you would likely have noticed my trendsetting new accessory: a rotund, corpulent book. If you were ...

Being a reader and being a good citizen often hand-in-hand. If you're a reader looking to make an impact, you're in luck because there are so many great literary organizations that need volunteers ...

It’s fall, the time of year when literary journals open their doors for new submissions. Around the country, writers are polishing poems, short stories, and essays in hopes of getting published in ...

How important is reading fiction in socializing school children? Researchers at The New School in New York City have found evidence that literary fiction improves a reader’s capacity to understand ...

Tracy K. Smith’s review of “Bewilderment,” by Richard Powers (Oct. 3), was everything I love about the Book Review — an intellectual exploration that weaves with, and expands upon, the source text.

Literary agent Barbara Jones will speak to students at the Drexel Writing Festival on Wednesday, May 8 at 3:30 p.m. She has had an impressive career in the publishing industry as an editor, and she is ...