Phillip Lopate, who began as a novelist and poet, has grown into the foremost American source of perspective and wisdom on the subject of autobiographical writing. Earlier this year, Lopate published To Show and To Tell: The Craft of Literary Nonfiction, a conversational guide incorporating the tips and...(READ MORE)
In her biography, The Baroness, the author sets out to discover the truth about her great-aunt Pannonica, 'the rebellious Rothschild,' nicknamed Nica -- a child of stifling wealth and luxury who abandoned her former life and family when she became captivated by the music of Thelonious Monk. In her later...(READ MORE)
In celebration of the annual AWP conference, Biographile pulled together some of our favorite books on writing by writers. (READ MORE)
In 2007, author Lawrence Wright won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for his book 'The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11.' Here, Wright sits down with Biographile to discuss the making of his newest work, 'Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief.'(READ MORE)
The author of ‘An Unquenchable Thirst’ reflects on the difficulties of letting go of the selflessness of nunhood to the self-reflection of memoir. (READ MORE)
Lately we've been thinking a lot about literary influence, whether in relation to Geoff Dyer's D.H. Lawrence obsession or Graham Greene's haunting of Pico Iyer. Like apprentices of any trade, writers learn theory and craft from those who came before. As serious as that business can be, we can't help...(READ MORE)
Our final lesson in good prose: remember all the fantastic advice we've been given, and get writing! Here are our favorite pieces of advice given over the course of Good Prose Month. (READ MORE)
Eddie Huang, author of the new memoir Fresh Off the Boat, on his devotion to his editor.(READ MORE)
Executive Editor Shauna Summers on writing the book of your heart. (READ MORE)
Tracy Kidder and Richard Todd advise writers on finding their voice.(READ MORE)
