When Mari Sandoz, chronicler of frontier life, fled the Sandhills of Nebraska, she found fertile creative ground among the poets and artists of Lincoln. Exploring her world.
Category: Writing and Writers
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Hollywood Writers Go on Strike, Halting TV and Film Production
The dispute, which pits 11,500 television and screenwriters against the major studios, has shattered 15 years of labor peace in the entertainment business.
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Will a Chatbot Write the Next ‘Succession’?
As labor contract negotiations heat up in Hollywood, unions representing writers and actors seek limits on artificial intelligence.
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John Underwood, Stylish Sportswriter and Author, Dies at 88
After a fishing trip with Ted Williams in 1967, he collaborated with the baseball great on two books. He also helped the University of Alabama football coach Bear Bryant write his autobiography.
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Roller Skates, White Claws and a Broken Wrist
A fall at a roller rink means a novelist has to write in longhand.
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Emma Choi Navigated NPR Layoffs, and College
Emma Choi, NPR’s first Gen Z podcast host, went from being an intern to landing her own show in less than a year. Then she got laid off.
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‘Judy Blume Forever’ Review: The Y.A. Author Who Went There First
The documentary, streaming on Amazon Prime Video, features Blume narrating the milestones of her life and career, along with interviews of her famous fans.
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Rita Dove and the Younger Poet Who ‘Electrified’ Her
Rita Dove taught Safiya Sinclair that “it’s OK to say a thing plainly.”
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What Salt-N-Pepa and Issa Rae See in One Another
The hip-hop duo and the “Insecure” creator on guts, going global and creating art in the public eye.
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A Lifelong Writing Mentorship That Started With a Story
Jeanette Winterson got a police escort so she could make it to Eleanor Shearer’s birth. What’s followed has been years of advice about building a creative life.