Jim Crow, a term drawn from a racist caricature, describes a long period of segregation and racial violence in the United ...

An announcement from Simon & Schuster’s publisher left the literary community wondering whether blurbs, the little snippets of praise on a book jacket, are all they’re cracked up to be.

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We sat down with Poynter senior scholar Roy Peter Clark, author of numerous books including “How to Write Short: Word Craft ...

Tommy Orange shared excerpts of a new novel, gave a brief lecture and answered questions on literary form and the current ...

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The English We Speak is your chance to catch up on the very latest English words and phrases. In under 3 minutes, we help you stay ahead of the pack by giving you 'must have' phrases that you can ...