Writing and Writers – Page 20

Ukrainian Writer Victoria Amelina Dies After Kramatorsk Strike

The 37-year-old poet and novelist became the 13th person to be killed in the missile strike on a restaurant in eastern Ukraine on June 27.

Tony Kushner and Anthony Fauci were among the speakers who fondly described difficult moments with the irascible writer and activist.

“The Lottery” is a classic short story because of its power to unsettle us. Too bad readers today are losing their appetite for discomfort.

Stephen King, David Sedaris, Carmen Maria Machado and others on how Shirley Jackson’s eerie classic first got under their skin.

The website Goodreads has become an essential avenue for building readership, but the same features that help generate excitement can also backfire.