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Lawrence Wright: How I Write
The ‘Going Clear’ author talks about the latest threats from the Church of Scientology and the wild... MORE
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Fact-Checking ‘Inferno’
Noah Charney finds 10 mistakes and oversimplifications in Dan Brown’s new book ‘Inferno.’ MORE
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Burt Bacharach: How I Write
The great American songwriter, responsible for 73 Top 40 hits, talks about how he writes a song,... MORE
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Susan Cain: How I Write
Introverts of the world unite! The author of ‘Quiet’ discusses TED talks and Malcolm Gladwell. MORE
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Patrick Flanery: How I Write
Why is the author of ‘Absolution,’ set in a South Africa dealing with the effects of apartheid, in... MORE
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Larry McMurtry: How I Write
‘Lonesome Dove,’ ‘Terms of Endearment,’ ‘The Last Picture Show’—which of the films based on his... MORE
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Cass Sunstein: How I Write
The former Obama regulatory czar talks about how he writes in half-hour intervals, and what the... MORE
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Maya Angelou: How I Write
The poet talks about why she wears head ties when she writes, and why she agreed to create Hallmark... MORE
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Nathaniel Rich: How I Write
All about the ‘youngish’ novelist who lives in New Orleans next to a federal officer of some kind... MORE
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Major League Writers
Peter Abraham of The Boston Globe and Jayson Stark of ESPN on taking meticulous notes of games and... MORE
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How I Write: Nathan Englander
The acclaimed writer talks about translating the Haggadah, throwing most of his fiction out, and... MORE
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Blake Bailey: How I Write
The great literary chronicler on the life of forgotten writer Charles Jackson, and why he’s lucky... MORE
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The Black Count of Russia
The story of a black man who struck it rich in Russia gives us a picture of race in Europe compared... MORE
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William H. Gass: How I Write
Three novels in 47 years—Gass’s books aren’t so much written as molted into dense, solid... MORE