As a high school teacher in East Nashville, Jarred Amato was always looking for ways to keep the students in his English class engaged. That’s just what he was doing in fall 2016 when he brought in an ...

I have been entering a time warp (again), dipping into a quiet collection called "Lit From Within: Contemporary Masters on the Art and Craft of Writing." Taken from presentations at Ohio University's ...

Sarah Jessica Parker may play an iconic writer onscreen, but in real life, she's more of a reader. "Books change lives," she says. "Books are often people’s best friends. They are the best companions.

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 ...

Every year, for one crisp day in November, local lit-focused nonprofit Literary Arts holds a festival of books, named—quite literally—Portland Book Festival. Hailed as "the largest festival of its ...

Welcome to Spot LIT, City Paper’s new column on books, authors, and where to go when you’re in the mood for words. Those in the know know there is a robust community of writers living within the DMV.

The newest addition to the Champaign-Urbana community is much more than the average bookstore. The independently owned bookstore and wine bar is set to open this fall right in the center of Downtown ...