Tag: Writing and Writers
Julie Powell, Food Writer Known for ‘Julie & Julia,’ Dies at 49
Ms. Powell graduated from Amherst College in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in theater and fiction writing.As a…
B.J. Novak Went to Texas Looking for ‘Vengeance’ and Found America
A funny story that B.J. Novak likes to tell from the making of his new movie is about…
Emily Henry, Author of ‘Book Lovers,’ on the Appeal of Travel
Over the last three years, the novelist Emily Henry has established a solid beachhead on summertime best seller…
Why Are There so Many Books and Shows About Cannibalism?
An image came to Chelsea G. Summers: a boyfriend, accidentally on purpose hit by a car, some quick…
Susie Steiner, Author of Acclaimed British Crime Novels, Dies at 51
To Ms. Steiner, vision problems were, in some ways, a blessing as well as a curse.“My sight loss,”…
Taika Waititi on “Thor” and “Our Flag Means Death”
Even when your job is to dream up the interplanetary adventures of a Norse god, you might still…
In ‘First Kill,’ Hunter and Prey Fall in Love
When Victoria Schwab sat down to write a short story for an anthology about vampires in 2019, she…
Leïla Slimani on How to Read Your Way Through Paris
This is the first story in a new series exploring the world through books. We’ve asked some of…
Substack Drops Fund-Raising Efforts as Market Sours
Substack, the ballyhooed newsletter platform that has lured prominent writers with the promise of cashing in on their…
‘How to Murder Your Husband’ Writer Convicted of Murdering Husband
A romance novelist who wrote about “How to Murder Your Husband” was convicted in her husband’s killing on…
‘Bros’ Is a Rom-Com That’s True to 21st-Century Gay Life
“I’m the diversity hire,” Stoller, who is straight, told me.He thought immediately of Eichner, whom he had worked…
Son of Author Paul Auster Charged in Fatal Overdose of Baby Daughter
A 10-month-old girl in Brooklyn died from an overdose of fentanyl and heroin, and her 44-year-old father, Daniel…