writing

10 Essential Books About Writing

An illustration shows a person with brown skin and brown hair with a pencil in their mouth, bookshelves with blue, purple, yellow, and pink book covers behind them, and a laptop in front of them.
by Nylah Burton
April 6, 2022 at 12:07pm
Must-read titles for writers include works by Elena Ferrante, Akwaeke Emezi, Meg Wolitzer, Yoko Ogawa, and more.
Portrait of American author Joan Didion as she poses outdoors, Berkeley, California, April 1981

Joan Didion Taught Us How To Embrace Complication

by Elly Belle
January 24, 2022 at 11:48am
The lens we use in storytelling impacts the reality of readers, and Didion was committed to getting it right. Read more »
Lena Dunham Hollywood Reporter

Backtalk: Who Gets to Make Mistakes?

by Amy Lam
December 14, 2018 at 2:03pm
This week, Dahlia and Amy round up some of the big hits of bad takes. From Lena Dunham’s letter from the editor where she admits to lying to protect a rapist to a weird piece dissecting Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next” music video, who gets to make mistakes over and over again? Writers... Read more »