Critically acclaimed author Jon Clinch is on site at a historic landmark to discuss his novel, The General and Julia . In the novel, Ulysses S. Grant reflects on the crucial moments of his life as a husband, a father, a general, and a president while...

Called “compulsively readable” ( Vogue ), Little Monsters , the debut novel from Adrienne Brodeur, NYTs bestselling author of Wild Game: A Memoir , “distinguishes [Brodeur] as a novelist of first rank” ( Publishers Weekly ). Brodeur discusses the inner...

Maverick carpenter on HGTV’s smash hit Fixer Upper, the star of Wood Work on the DIY Network, and the author of Handcrafted, Clint Harp discusses his path from quitting his well-paying but soul-crushing sales job to following his dreams as an artisan...

The first draft of a memoir should contain as much information and detail as the author can allow, including real names, says author Anna Manning, who provides storytelling strategies in this video. She advises "writing it raw." But then, authors need...

Google is a big help in conducting biography research but you may still need to dig for interesting details, according to David Margolick, author of "Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock." That's because while memoirs and journals can be easily...

In the same way consumer products have test groups, books have beta readers. These people are going to read your book before anyone else so choose wisely. You wouldn’t want feedback on your memoir from someone who’s never read one. Find out how to...

In the same way consumer products have test groups, books have beta readers. These people are going to read your book before anyone else so choose wisely. You wouldn’t want feedback on your memoir from someone who’s never read one. Find out how to...

How do you know what genre your book is? What if there is no genre for your book? Author Shannon Dorsey Johnson discusses facing the challenge of writing a book that didn’t naturally fit into a typical genre. She was writing a poetry memoir and worried...

Some authors persevere by choosing subjects they can learn from. Such was the case for memoir author Anna Manning, who wrote about people she wanted to emulate in "The Leroy Tree." Her subjects had vision and explored ways to reach their destinations...

From New York Times columnist and bestselling author Frank Bruni comes a wise and moving memoir about aging, affliction, and optimism after partially losing his eyesight. Watch Frank Bruni talk about the inspiration behind his audiobook The Beauty of...