What inspired you to start writing books in the first place? I always thought one day I would write books and it would be so fun and cool—but I never actually did it. Because of COVID, I suddenly had ...

My phone pinged with a text from an old graduate-school friend who, like me, is now a professor. He had just heard that I signed a contract with Random House to write a “trade” book.

Jami Attenberg, Roxane Gay, Alex Chee, and other novelists explain how to write a book. The first trick is: You have to write a 1000 words every day. The second trick is: You have to have fun.

Anthony Anselmo drew on his personal background for his first book, “The Spirit of the North Wind.” Now he’s writing a second. “The Spirit of the North Wind” follows a 13-year-old boy ...

My new book arrived on my doorstep today: “Writing Tools for the College Admissions Essay.” If you are counting, that makes 21 books with my name on the cover as editor or author.