Margaret Drabble was named a dame of the British Empire in 2008 for her contribution to contemporary English literature. Her 17 novels have mirrored the changing lives of women over the past 50 years.

I’m sure any English major could attest to being asked at least one of the following questions: What’s your favorite [book, poem, series, author etc.]? Are you going to be an English teacher? Have you ...

A little-known short story by John Steinbeck has been published for the first time in English today, 65 years after it first emerged in a French daily in Paris. "The Amiable Fleas" was published in ...

Writers and Company51:57A virtuoso of the short story, Lydia Davis's work is surprising and memorable This fall, as Writers & Company wraps up after a remarkable 33 year run, we're revisiting episodes ...

Bharath Kumar, whose short story ‘Thambi, Thambi’ was selected for the 2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, says he isn’t thinking of writing a novel anytime soon. He wants to focus on building his ...