Fifty Shades of Grey, a not-very-well-written book by a previously unknown author, is the best-selling novel of all time in the United Kingdom -- a na...

So these two writers walk into a bar, right? And neither of them is a horse or anything but both of them are complaining about fan-fiction, where "fans" write "fiction" based on another writer's works, then typically post them online for people to read for free.

Sex in fan fiction matters because it's a glaring representation of everything that's missing from mainstream porn, and because it stands as evidence of the wealth of female desire that's barely being acknowledged elsewhere, let alone catered to.

The film rights for "Fifty Shades of Grey", a steamy trilogy by British author E L James that evolved from the author's Twilight fan fiction, were sol...

Imaginary worlds, on the other hand, offer the comforting illusion of control: Middle-earth and the London of Sherlock Holmes are stable territories of the imagination, welcome refuges from the uncertainties of modern life.

J. K. Rowling excited her fans recently by hinting that she wasn't ruling out the possibility of writing more about Harry Potter. While Daniel Radcliffe may be done, what about his character and his story?