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Writers

Black and white photograph of film critic Rex Reed in a striped suit and tie at a formal event in the 1970s, standing confidently near a woman in a fur coat whose back is to the camera.

Rex Reed and the Death of Expert Opinion We Thought We Didn’t Need

Reed was the last of the great 20th-century American culture writers. What his passing means for the future of cultural criticism.
By Deborah Grace Winer
An old beardless man in a light suit and black shirt is backgrounded by vague red imagery

Remembering Harry Haun, Who Bore Witness to Broadway with Wit and Wonder

Connections forged over five decades gave him insider access to everyone from Jessica Chastain and Harvey Fierstein to the late Broadway publicist Susan Schulman and the legendary Lynne Meadow.
By The Editors
A woman wearing a black blazer and white gloves holds a microphone up to her mouth with one hand and an open hardback book in the other

Ana María Caballero Wants to See Poetry Not Just Vindicated But Revalued

The transdisciplinary artist's work challenges the idea of what poetry can be and where it belongs.
By Christa Terry

12 Must-Read Nonfiction Books That Are Unforgettably Feminist

By Hudson Warm
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The Essentials With Author Ashley Poston: Disney, Local Bookstores and ‘A Novel Love Story’

By Marissa DeSantis
Portraits of writer Jhumpa Lahiri and artist, Lee Ufan

Jhumpa Lahiri and Lee Ufan Announced as This Year’s Isamu Noguchi Award Recipients

By Elisa Carollo
Woman with short grey hair stands in front of plants

Sci-Fi Author Ursula Le Guin’s Portland Home Is Becoming a Writers Residency

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
A woman wearing a tight black dress made of feathers smiles for the camera

Candace Bushnell Still Wants You to Be Your Own Mr. Big

By Jasmine Lobe
Man sits in book-lined office

Neil Gaiman Just Sold $1M Worth of His Own Memorabilia to Benefit Authors and Artists

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
American Lyric Theater founder Lawrence Edelson.

A New Festival, InsightALT, Is Here to Revive Contemporary Opera in America

By Billy McEntee
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Pink.

In Response to Milkshakegate, 6 Great Superheroes Written by Women

By John Martin
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California on June 2, 2016.

Donald Trump Has Finally Met His Match—Big-Name Writers

By Neal Pollack
People march through the city taking part in a "Slut Walk" on October 6, 2012 in Aix-en-Provence, southern France.

This Observer Writer Grows Weary of That Observer Writer

By Jennifer Ashley Wright

Patti Smith’s ‘M Train’ Is a Literary Ride Through Stations of Mourning

By Justin Joffe
Music Mart Fundraiser for Lou Gehrig's Disease

Daily Newspapers Need Music Writers Now More Than Ever

By Tim Sommer
Hamilton Nolan is not an alligator, but this is his Twitter photo.

Gawker’s Hamilton Nolan, ‘Against Editors,’ Takes Editing Position

By Matthew Kassel
Alexandra Kleeman's debut novel comes out next month. (Photo: Sasha Maslov)

Alexandra Kleeman’s Debut Novel Is the Weirdest Book You’ll Read This Summer

By Matthew Kassel
Online retail giant Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos unveils the Kindle DX, a large-screen version of its popular Kindle electronic reader designed for newspapers, magazines and textbooks, during a press conference in New York, May 06, 2009. The Kindle DX costs 489 USD and features a screen which at 9.7 inches (24.6 centimeters) is 2.5 times larger than the six-inch (15.24 cm) screen on the earlier versions of the Kindle, which cost 359 USD. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand

With Lower Prices and 12X More Titles Per Year, Famous Authors Fear Amazon

By Brady Dale
TO GO WITH STORY BY KATY LEE A journalist poses looking at a computer screen showing the Guardian's "newslist" on the British newspaper's website in an office in London on November 10, 2011. The Guardian newspaper has opened the way for its readers to look over the shoulders of its reporters, at least virtually. The newspaper decided to publish on its website a "newslist", listing the items on which its journalists are working and invites readers to support comment on their choice of material through Twitter. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images)

Here’s How We Can Change Online Commenting Once and for All

By Jeff Reifman
Barry Newman's new book, News to Me, will be released next Thursday, May 7. (Photo courtesy of Barry Newman)

A Morning in the Park With WSJ Vet Barry Newman

By Matthew Kassel
Kara Walker, A Subtlety, 2014. (Photo: Jason Wyche, Courtesy Creative Time, 2014./Creative Time)

Association of Art Critics Names Kara Walker, Pierre Huyghe Among 2014 Winners

By Alanna Martinez
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) holds his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol February 5, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

I Was Fired from Boston.com for Way Lesser Journalism Crimes Than Brian Williams

By Victor Paul Alvarez

All Aboard! Amtrak Residency Makes Writers Yearn To Ride The Rails

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke

Rockwell Family Not Pleased With Deborah Solomon’s New Biography

By Dan Duray
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