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On Writing What You Know
An editor and writer talks about the pitfalls of creating fiction from fact.
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On Cowardice in Publishing
A writer struggles to sell her memoir about incest.
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Playing the Name Game in Fiction
A mystery writer contemplates what’s in a character’s name.
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A Memorable (and Fuzzy) Encounter with Mickey Spillane
An author recalls an interview he conducted with Mickey Spillane, who would have been 100 years old this month.
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A Novelist's Poetic License With the Past
An author contemplates the obligation to be historically accurate when writing a novel.
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Are Dystopian Novels Here to Stay?
An author thanks YA readers for the continuing popularity of the dystopian novel.
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A Test of a Publisher's Purpose
A publisher and an editor from Beacon Press recount the house’s struggle to release the Pentagon Papers in book form.
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Books Still Matter in the Age of Tech
Silicon Valley entrepreneur Andrew Keen speaks out about the future of the book business.
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Speaking Truth to Power...Through Books
A veteran editor hopes that a novel about a school shooting will have an impact on the gun-control debate.
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A Call to Action for Publishers In the #MeToo Moment
The president of the Women’s National Book Association speaks out on sexual harassment in the book business.
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Memories of Fred Bass
Novelist and screenwriter Lorenzo Carcaterra remembers the late Strand owner—poker buddy, neighbor, and friend.
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Remembering Sue Grafton, Woman of Letters
“When I was 42, Knopf bought my first novel, and I called Sue before I called my mom.” An author recounts her close relationship with her longtime friend.
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Let's Talk About Sensitivity Readers
The COO of We Need Diverse Books argues that sensitivity readers aren’t censors.
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A Writer and Businesswoman Work Together
An author and speaker on helping a business leader write her book.
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Remembering Parker Ladd
The CEO of Literacy Partners recalls the late publishing executive's philanthropic legacy.
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PW's Most-Read Opinion Pieces of 2017
Thoughts on the Milo Yiannopoulos book deal kerfuffle and PW editorial director Jim Milliot's pledge to stand up to President Trump were among PW’s most-clicked opinion pieces in 2017.
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Understanding the Past Through Fiction
A historical novelist considers the power of made-up stories to explain history.
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A Self-Publishing Story
A U.K. author writes from the heart and finds publishing success through grit.
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Falling in Love with A Second Story
Two years ago, Janice P. Nimura published her first book, a forgotten true story of three girls who came to the U.S. from Japan in 1872. Here's how she'll do it again.
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Judging a Book by Its Cover
Author Terry Newman considers the importance of a good cover image.
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