When I went to the University of Southern California for my MFA in screenwriting, I took a one-hour TV drama course for my thesis. My thesis adviser said there were three types of TV writers: “big ...

Joyride,” her new book, started as a guide for aspiring journalists, but turned into a full-fledged memoir about her ...

British novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) sat in his study in Gads Hill near Rochester, Kent circa 1860. He wrote one of the best first lines in literature. Great opening lines to books set the ...

The actress and comedian shares what inspired her first children's book, and how friendship has helped her through parenting.

Designer Omari Souza's new book 'Design Against Racism' explores how design can shake off a legacy of oppression to create a ...

I was on a plane recently when I saw what I believed to be a great crime being committed. A man, reading a hardcover book, upon pausing and wanting to mark the page, folded in from the corner in such ...

In ‘Bad Bad Girl,’ Gish Jen attempts to reconstruct her mother’s life from wealthy childhood in China to scrappy immigrant ...

There was an atmosphere of anticipation as we all mingled, and it became clear that this was going to be a lively evening My ...