Cree was scribbling aimlessly with her head down in an intentional posture that made it impossible to make eye contact with me. It was the third quarter of the school year and I was standing at the ...

Garth Greenwell spoke with me from Iowa City, where he’s bracing for the release of his already widely praised first novel, “What Belongs To You” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 208 pp., $23). Set in ...

When scholars approach me for help writing a book proposal, especially when they believe their topic will be of general interest, my first piece of advice is always: Read Thinking Like Your Editor by ...

PETOSKEY — A new literary guild has recently written itself into existence with a mission of supporting and developing a community of writers in Northern Michigan. The Little Traverse Literary Guild ...

Writers benefit from a sense of community. It’s a truth that dates back to the classic works of Ernest Hemingway and carries on into the small pockets of creativity found in cities like Portland.