"Writing is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent elimination." ...

A relatively unknown, Francis Ellen Watkins Harper was a Baltimore native born in the early 1800s who fought for voting rights, women's rights and an end to slavery.

In the first of three shorts roundups ahead of the March 15 ceremony, we profile this year's Oscar nominees for live-action ...

Journalist Liz Freeman was inspired to write about pet therapy by her curiosity about the volunteers and their animals.

By Published If you or members of your book club can’t seem to get through long, heavy reads, we have some options for you: short biographies, essays, histories and other unique works of nonfiction ...

James Sallis, who has died aged 81, won much acclaim for his spare, poetic crime novels, notably Drive (2005), which in 2011 ...

With a groan, he hoisted the pack over his shoulders again and trudged off road for a short distance. “This spot looks OK.” Did everyone start talking to themselves when they were alone? No wonder old ...

A group of Virginia authors has stories in a new anthology featuring science fiction, fantasy, and horror that are set in the ...

Thomas Wolter and Eleisa Aparico got married during the "DTMF" singer's Feb. 8 Super Bowl halftime performance ...

Few contemporary writers capture the quiet violences of everyday life as sharply as Anita Nair. In her latest short story ...

Not all action movies keep things short and sweet, with some great ones, like Seven Samurai and A Touch of Zen, being more than three hours long.

When students don’t understand the text of their essay, it’s a sign that they didn’t produce it. As academics and writing coaches we increasingly encounter students who, instead of requiring help with ...