Independent bookstores are the heartbeats of their communities. They provide culture and community, generate local jobs and sales tax revenue, promote literacy and education, champion and center ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Three authors who demonstrated how scientific research can be wedded to literary grace have been awarded $10,000 prizes.

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.

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.