Girl Sleuths: Defying Expectations Since 1930 (At Least)
Erica Wright discusses girl sleuths, the much maligned idea of the 'relatable' character, and female empowerment in fiction.(READ MORE)
Profiles
Stealing Away with Sherlock Holmes in the P.S. 9 Library
Otto Penzler recounts his early exposure to the stories of Sherlock Holmes and how his love of mystery inspired his own writing.(READ MORE)
Wildflower: The Eternally Free Spirit of Drew Barrymore
Wildflower, Drew Barrymore's memoir, proves how we can grow into our better selves, without discarding the quirks of personality that make us who we are.(READ MORE)
An Exaggerated American: The Lost, Outmoded Life of General Custer
George Armstrong Custer was a lot of things: a West Point delinquent, a precocious Civil War genius, a strident temperance advocate and reluctant promulgator of civil rights, a strikingly empathic ma(READ MORE)
On Carrying the Torch of Tom Clancy, Courtesy of Mark Greaney
Mark Greaney explains how picking up a Tom Clancy novel in a supermarket changed his life forever.(READ MORE)
The Real Narcos: Memories of Escobar’s Colombia and Years of Chaos
Following Netflix's recent hit series Narcos, recreating the drug wars of Columbia in the 1980s, Juan Gabriel Vazquez remembers his own experiences of those conflict-ridden years and how the chaos of Pablo Escobar inspired his novel The Sound of Things Falling.(READ MORE)
Riddikulus! How Harry Potter Banished My Fear of the Blank Page
Michael Witwer discusses his fear at the start of the creative process and how he found comfort in the world of Harry Potter and the power of magic.(READ MORE)
On Becoming the Writer One Is Meant to Be
For our Under the Influence series, writer Natasha Solomons takes us through her unique path to becoming a novelist.(READ MORE)
Caroline Heller on the Lasting Influence of Primo Levi
Caroline Levi discusses the the work of Primo Levi, how it compares to her own father's experience of the holocaust and how best to illustrate the pain.(READ MORE)
The Childhood Joy of Reading ‘The Tales of King Arthur’
Martin Walker remembers the legacy of his first book, how it sparked his fascination with history, influenced his morals, and shaped his own writing career.(READ MORE)