If you’ve been curious about the potential of AI-powered chatbots like ChatGPT to write content, you should check out Microsoft’s Bing Compose, a new feature of the Edge browser. Bing Compose is like ChatGPT with training wheels: Instead of a blank box that you fill with prompts to generate the desired text, Bing Compose provides […]
Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan at the premiere of ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ [This story contains spoilers for Shazam! Fury of the Gods .] Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan clearly like working together. The day before Shazam! Fury of the Gods hit theaters, the co-writers couldn’t say enough good things about each other, tossing […]
The following is from Catherine Lacey‘s Biography of X . Lacey is the author of the novels Nobody Is Ever Missing, The Answers, and Pew, and the short story collection Certain American States. She has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Award, the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Fiction Award, and a New York […]
Since more people than ever before are interested in true crime stories, you might have wondered how to write true crime and what it takes to be successful. Out of all the book genres in the world, true crime requires a lot of research and a committed writer who is ready to tell the story […]
MADISON, WI – Madison Public Library will once again host the We Read Youth Voices Writing Contest in collaboration with Forward Madison FC and the Wisconsin Book Festival with support from the Madison Public Library Foundation in the spring of 2023. Submissions will be accepted beginning April 3, 2023, online and a kick-off event will […]
Great comeback stories, especially when something tragic stops someone from following their dreams and passion, can be a huge source of inspiration. Since last year, actors making comebacks has been a much-discussed topic. The Academy Awards only increased the subject after Ke Huy Quan, and Brandon Fraser won Oscars for the two male actors categories; […]
If you ever meet Tim Vandehey, resist the urge. “I get this all the time,” he said, “‘What do you do, Tim?’ I’ll be at a party or whatever. ‘Oh, I’m a ghostwriter.’ ‘Really.’ “The same question follows 90% of the time. ‘Who have you written books for?’ The next thing almost always follows, ‘If […]
New York Theatre Workshop is currently presenting How to Defend Yourself by Liliana Padilla, co-directed by Rachel Chavkin, Liliana Padilla, and Steph Paul. How to Defend Yourself will run through Sunday, April 2, 2023. This funny and honest play is set in a DIY self-defense class, where college students are learning to use their bodies […]
If you are lucky enough to have come of age in a time when seeking treatment for anxiety is akin to, say, visiting a dermatologist for acne, you might have some trouble getting your bearings in “Commitment,” Mona Simpson’s generously proportioned, gently powerful seventh novel. But if you grew up among people who whispered certain […]
When I was a high school freshman, I had about five crushes at a time. Sophomore year? Same thing. My junior year? Yeah, you get the picture. Despite being a chaotic bisexual who loved the twisted-tangled feeling of a crush, I didn’t date anyone. I certainly didn’t have any relationships. Did that make me less […]
