Women writers

Annie Ernaux now has a Nobel Peace Prize in Literature, so here’s what makes her work so very Ernaux: obsessive and intermittent love.

Top female writers and editors recommend other female authors who have somehow been overlooked or forgotten, either because of their gender, the language in which they wrote, or their books have gone out of print.

She's one of the greatest American writers of all time. Here are some of the most memorable things she's said and written in her legendary career.

Five years ago today when Justin was 8, he was hurt by another boy on the playground. Since then we call Good Friday, "bad Friday." I wrote about it here. Anne Sexton (1928-1974) There's not much that I can add to what I wrote last year - but it's refreshing to see that there are others burdened by Good Friday and Easter too for that matter. Anne Sexton (1928-1974) was a poet famous for her highly personal poems. She wrote from the 1950's until her death, she also won a Pulitzer Prize in…

We take a look back at the memorable lives of celebrities who made a lasting impact in entertainment, sports, music, politics, literature and more.

If you’re looking for some inspiration to set words to paper (or screen), these images of women authors at their writing desks might just do the trick.

Genius, captured on camera.

Share the post "On Writing from Home (and the Rituals of Other Writers)" FacebookTwitterShare… An essay about writing from home, and my obsession with the work rituals of other writers. By Karley Sciortino. This essay was originally written for the current issue of one of my longtime favorite magazines, Apartamento. Above pic of Susan Sontag. I have … Continue reading "On Writing from Home (and the Rituals of Other Writers)"

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style." -Maya Angelou Have you ever sat down and tried to write a mission statement for your life? Or have you tried to sum up who you are and what

One of my favorite things about skulking around old bookstores is the possibility of chancing upon a first edition of a beloved author’s early work and looking at it in its original context—n…