Library of America, 1029 pages, $35. ‘The Dangling Man,” Saul Bellow’s first novel, published in 1944, begins with a man in a room. Demoralized, rooted in his chair, he feels it necessary to keep a ...

There’s something undeniably charming about grandma style – it’s cozy, timeless, and effortlessly elegant without trying too hard. It’s the kind of style that feels familiar, like a well-loved ...

I was well into adulthood before I realized the co-author of my battered copy of The Elements of Style was also the author of Stuart Little and Charlotte’s Web. That’s right, the White of the revered ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. We sometimes forget that academic writing is still writing. All writing is communication. Just as ...

There’s one piece of advice few writing coaches would quibble with: Keep it simple. Simple wording speeds readers’ and listeners’ mental processing. It coaxes them to hang onto your words. Researchers ...