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In “Memorial Days,” the author of “Horse” recounts the disorienting odyssey that followed the death of her husband, Tony ...

The author discusses why she has a dumbphone, how to “meet reverses boldly,” and her new novel, “Gliff.” ...

The more you read, the more you develop skills you’ve always dreamt of. Not only do you build vocabulary and imagination, but ...

Didion & Babitz” dodges bringing its subjects to its forefront in favor of second-hand gossip and questionable journalistic ...

Our columnist looks at a clutch of summer crime novels, including “I Didn’t Do It,” set at a mystery writers’ conference. In Joyce Carol Oates’s “48 Clues Into the Disappearance of My ...

“I was very fortunate as an undergraduate to have Joyce Carol Oates as my teacher,” he says. “She told me very early on – I was writing my thesis for her, which became my first novel ...

Boxing has long been a muse for American writers, weaving tales of struggle and triumph. From Hemingway's gritty narratives ...

These books aren’t exactly light reading ... From Stephen King to Joyce Carol Oates, a whole host of contemporary writers have been influenced by Shirley Jackson. This 175-page gothic ...

Our pick of the books you'll feel smug for reading - but ... From Stephen King to Joyce Carol Oates, a whole host of contemporary writers have been influenced by Shirley Jackson.

Joyce Carol Oates is well known to have a penchant for the tricky heroine ... she is delighted to find herself rooming with a black girl on a scholarship. This novel is her notebook, in which she ...