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In this piece, Gheed El Bizri describes the frustrations of writers who feel the need to explain their art instead of letting it speak for itself.

Saving Christ: Starway Seven by Francis T. Perry Williams Genre: Historical SciFi Time Travel Romance  Saving Christ is

Expressive writing to cope with cancer.

What is our legacy? What do we leave behind after we’re gone? During the pandemic, many of us pondered these questions. Now, more people are passing on their stories in the form of memoirs. As Jeffrey Brown reports, these books — once reserved for the famous — are becoming more accessible than ever.

Creative writers can use ChatGPT to assist in researching and planning a book. But don't expect the AI to write a good story for you.

From seeking out stories to writing a compelling piece, the latest Masterclasses, focused on travel writing, were full of insights from some of the best in the industry.

We’re having a discussion in one of my Facebook groups, after someone asked how much they should pay to hire a freelance writer to do some ghostwriting for them. I suggested $500 for 50K. That’s not a lot of money, at all. Some people in the group are frustrated by people (like me) devaluing the […]

Global book reading statistics from a December 2022 survey of book readers around the World - complete data and survey results.

After a winter and spring season of the live concerts Glory Days, Across the Pond and Honky Tonk Angels, Morrisburg, Ontario’s Upper Canada Playhouse is moving on to Moving In,

In a prologue to an iconic performance of ‘Proud Mary,’ Turner explained how she revised the song with a radical change of tempo — from easy to rough.

Are you in a reading slump? Do you want to build a habit of reading on a daily basis? Let my tips help you start!

The reading itself is the thing, and not necessarily the exegesis. I read almost every book I review twice, the first time as a reader, to see if the title holds my interest all the way to a good e…

Stacey Abrams talked to TIME about the role fiction has played in her life, voting rights and whether she will run for office again.

Eight out of 10 South African schoolchildren struggle to read well by the age of 10, an international study published on Tuesday said. The finding from the US-based Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) showed that 81 percent of South African fourth graders, aged between nine...

Updated for 2023 - all the world and national book days, weeks, months and holidays to celebrate your love for reading and writing.

The United States is a nation of bookworms. In a THGM book-reading survey of 374 American readers, 39% said they read over 20 books in 2022. This is much higher than the world average of 27%. At the lower end, 25% said they read one to five books. This is much lower than the world average of 32%.

Humans are natural storytellers. Since the very beginning of time, humans have created and passed down stories from generation to generation. 

If you were wondering what a poet laureate is or what a poet laureate does, we’ve talked to some poets laureate about their experience.