Sam Shepard takes on cowboy poseurs—and his own iconhood.

Some found her unfair at London Book Fair.

In a world where hype can precede a big release by months, sometimes reputations are hyped and backlashed before the audience has made it through the previews.

In 2001, David ­Benioff made a few nice Hollywood deals and signed a three-book package with Viking.

Elizabeth Marvel calls it “this very cacophonous joyful noise”. It’s the groundbreaking first act of Caryl Churchill’s play Top Girls.

Laurence Fishburne is letting Thurgood speak for itself.

"When you’re working well, you don’t do research. Whatever you need comes to you."

"I wrote a poem called 'Angels in America.' I’ve never looked at the poem since the day I wrote it."

Jhumpa Lahiri isn’t afraid to provoke tears, or calls of déjà vu.

Graham Rawle resisted the idea of printing his new novel that consists entirely of phrases clipped from magazines, in collage form.