For an editor like Caroline Bleeke of Flatiron Books, there is a lot more to the job than simply reading and editing manuscripts.

A new low-residency MFA program makes diversity its mission.

A guide to 158 full-residency and 64 low-residency programs in creative writing, plus questions to consider before you apply.

Colorful illustrations accompany notes, quotes, and literary trivia about books to read and bookstores to visit.

A novelist takes the election of a new president and her subsequent move to Canada as an opportunity to fully immerse herself in a great work of literature.

An agent answers questions on referrals, pitching a self-published book, and what to do if you’re dropped by an agency.

In this continuing series, a book reviewer discusses the art of literary criticism—from the value of negative reviews to critics he admires.

Jennifer Baker on her new anthology, Everyday People: The Color of Life, published by Atria in August.