"Why is death so strong and love so frail, and yet it’s the strongest force on the planet?" Reeves told 'The New York Times' ahead of his new book's release Keanu Reeves is pushing his creative ...

I had been working on my first novel, “An Obedient Father,” for nine years when it was accepted for publication. At that point, I thought I had written an ordinary book, in that it had some good parts ...

Her first novel, “Ask Me Again,” follows a young woman from high school in New York City to an elite university, to her early adulthood among the political class in Washington, D.C. By Andrew Martin ...

In 1965, five years after Nigeria had gained its independence, the playwright Wole Soyinka was already known as an opposition figure. Authorities falsely accused him of armed robbery, and, before the ...

Stephen King's first novel, Carrie — the story of a bullied telekinetic teenager who gets viciously pranked at prom — turned 50 on April 5. In honor of Carrie's 50th birthday (we sure hope menopause ...

Decades after losing contact with her birth mother, Stefany Valentine wrote a book about an adoptee yearning for answers — and found some answers of her own Dru Valentine; Courtesy Stefany Valentine ...

In addition to being an editor at Insider, I'm also a first-time published author. I wrote the bulk of my debut novel, "This Way Out," in just one month in 2020. My key advice is to write what you ...

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 ...