Some of the major players in science fiction and pop culture are taking firmer stances against generative AI.

Some people write because it feels like breathing. Others pick up a pen (or a keyboard) because they once watched a TikTok that said, “You can publish a book in 90 days.” Suddenly, they decided their ...

The Writers Guild of America, which is bringing up the rear this awards season with an April 14 ceremony, has announced a lineup of nominees that includes “Barbie,” “Oppenheimer,” “American Fiction” ...

The author’s work makes an excellent case that literature can explore virtue—even if his latest novel reveals its pitfalls.

Fan fiction — the creation of unsanctioned, unofficially published, new works usually based on popular novels or films — was intentionally never mainstream. There are the legal issues — copyright laws ...

Even if you don't read romance novels, you probably think you know romance novels. From the Harlequin books of the 1980s through the bodice-rippers prominently featuring Fabio (or Fabio-adjacent) ...

This past film season, a number of screenwriters played close to home, creating or adapting writer characters for their movies. In “Anatomy of a Fall,” “American Fiction,” “Past Lives,” “All of Us ...

Where is fiction’s place in today’s world? What role does it play at a time when Artificial Intelligence is being used to write wedding speeches and obituaries? Does fiction make us empathetic, and ...

The American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) has named Kathleen Y’Barbo Turner as its new CEO. The author of more than 120 novels takes over from Colleen Coble, who led the organization for Christian ...

Through epic tales of love, sprawling maps of castles, and endless puzzles of mystery, writers can bring fleshed-out worlds to life using different techniques.  While writing, Iowa City area authors ...