Paper is, of course, the medium through which and upon which we have for centuries enjoyed reading literature and looking at art. But it's also served us a packaging. And money. Some pieces of paper are priceless: mostly, it ends up as trash.

Although "Fifty Shades of Grey" may be a hit with housewives across the country, Philadelphia mother Maya Ladson was decidedly displeased to find a co...

Since being published in the Netherlands in 1947, "The Diary of Anne Frank" has become a staple in American classrooms. But that may be changing for s...

Each month, this contemporary poetry review series selects between five and ten collections published since 2000 to recommend to its readership. These...

Each month, this contemporary poetry review series selects between five and ten collections published since 2000 to recommend to its readership. These...

Part of why I decided that I was a good candidate for self-publishing is that I have what is called a platform. Oh, that's one of the buzziest buzzwords around the self-pubbing world, your platform. Turns out that platform of mine is less of a high-dive springboard and more of a children's step-stool.

I hear this complaint a lot, and it's just been repeated on Salon.com. Is it true?

Each month, this contemporary poetry review series selects between five and ten collections published since 2000 to recommend to its readership. These...

Each month, this contemporary poetry review series selects between five and ten collections published since 2000 to recommend to its readership. These...

Direct email marketing allows you to do three things at once: remind people of your work, promote your work and boost book sales.

But how does one reconcile the idea of truth-telling with an inability to differentiate between reality and fantasy? I think that question goes to the essence of great fiction and poetry making, and also perhaps to the uncanny power of dreams.

You did it! You have finished writing your novel... at least the first draft. Take a moment, a day, or a week to enjoy this great accomplishment. It's worthy of appreciation. Do not waste the time though.

[Warning: The following article contains significant spoilers for all of the above-mentioned movies. For an additional article on this topic by this a...

We discussed the origins and development of the Mexican drug trade, the intersections between neoliberal economic policies and the American-sponsored "war on drugs."

Each month, this contemporary poetry review series selects between five and ten collections published since 2000 to recommend to its readership. These...

Last Friday, we spent the day at Random House as media sponsors of their first-ever Open House. As e-books become more popular, publishers are inc...

Few modern unions have done more outside hiring than the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), America's second largest labor organization. ...

Each month, this contemporary poetry review series selects between five and 10 collections published since 2000 to recommend to its readership.

Each month, this contemporary poetry review series selects between five and ten collections published since 2000 to recommend to its readership.

Each month, this contemporary poetry review series selects between five and ten collections published since 2000 to recommend to its readership. These collections are selected from a pool of more than a thousand books of supplied and already-held contemporary poetry.

At first, when you're on tour, it's surprising, then tiring -- but eventually it's funny, and sometimes even offers you material for your next book. All the comments on this list have been offered to me or author friends of mine.

Each month, this contemporary poetry review series selects between five and ten collections published since 2000 to recommend to its readership.