WRITING

The book—unlike the 1999 film adaptation—never really makes it clear if Stuart Little is a literal mouse.

From "Turdsworth" to "Beaver" to "Dodo," here's a list of literary nicknames and how they came to be.

It seems like detail-oriented people would have good handwriting, but doctors don’t always have the time to spend on it.

Based on this essay, Guy Beringer—the father of brunch—almost definitely would have approved of those bottomless mimosas.

Find out more about Virginia Woolf’s best books, quotes, and the fascinating life she led.

Can't find time to write your novel? Pitch your idea on Twitter and you could win a week-long writer's retreat in the British countryside.

Evelyn Waugh was one of the most prolific writers of the 20th century, and his works are beloved by both literary critics and readers. But most people don’t know much Evelyn Waugh, the man. Here's what you need to know.

The anchor-esque Fs, loopy Js, and the rest of the cursive alphabet are staging a comeback in New Jersey.

The James Bond author spent time away from home to write and argue with his wife over his infidelity, according to a collection of letters offered by Sotheby's.

Read about Emily Dickinson, from her famous poems about love, hope, and death, to her legacy at the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst.

“We heard each of the two sharp hasty screams,” the ‘Pride and Prejudice’ author wrote of her niece’s turn in the dentist’s chair.

The best-selling author has won approval to rezone his home in Bangor, Maine, into a museum of his work as well as a writer's retreat.