I have my high school teachers to thank for my lifetime of reading for pleasure and learning. Not that they were good at convincing me that the great writers could enrich my understanding of life. Au ...

After Christmas is over, and the sunrises start getting earlier and the sunsets later in the Northern Hemisphere, there are still two months of scarce daylight and lowering skies ahead. Here’s a ...

Surprise! My previous article here on Forbes.com – “If You Want To Be A Writer, Start Writing” – must have had a global appeal, as I’m still seeing the viewership numbers and emails pile up, from ...

One of my nerdy little hobbies is collecting quotations from the famous and not-so-famous about good writing. After enduring many slings and arrows of outrageous writing misfortune, I’ve learned not ...

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the wildfires in Los Angeles, and the words of writers who were drawn to the city. Opinion: Great writers on Los Angeles Los Angeles has long been a kind of dreamscape, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Writers have always had the ability to shift paradigms, ...

DARBY, Mont. — From A.B. Guthrie to James Welch, and Dorothy Johnson, Montana has a rich pedigree of great authors. Now, the Bitterroot Heritage Civic Group in Darby is working to showcase some of our ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. In a 2014 episode of his podcast Norm Macdonald Live, Norm Macdonald tells a ...

Classic authors quiz! How much do you know about some of the greatest authors and their works of literature? Test your knowledge in this fun lifestyle quiz.

As the Nobel Committee gets ready to admit a new writer into the pantheon, our critic asks: Is greatness overrated? Critic’s Notebook As the Nobel Committee gets ready to admit a new writer into the ...