1. Otto Penzler’s nirvana of noir

    This fiction guru/publisher has spent decades curating his Mysterious Press and Mysterious Bookshop. Penzler often consults with ‘regulars’ like Stephen King and James Patterson — and he suggests these thrillers to pass the pandemic.

  2. Vision and revision

    H.D. Thoreau once said, ‘Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written.’ Really?

  3. The writers' workshop

    Creativity soars when novice and novelist give and take, says Nicholas Delbanco

  4. Pride and publishing

    As a gay youth, Edmund White, BA ’62, bemoaned the dearth of books that reflected his experience. So, he wrote his own. Today he holds the PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction.

  5. In conclusion . . .

    Novelist Nicholas Delbanco asserts that no book is ever finished, but rather ‘relinquished.’

  6. Copycatting

    Nicholas Delbanco ponders the perils of plagiarism.

  7. Detroit’s underbelly: Fertile ground for fiction

    Motown plays a starring role in hard-boiled crime series by novelist Steve Hamilton, BA ’83.

  8. The joy of rereading

    Novelist Nicholas Delbanco delivers a creative twist on the summer reading list, revisiting some favorite books.