Creative Writing
Subscribe to this tagSuper Class for NJ Hall of Fame
The 11 new inductees to the New Jersey Hall of Fame represent a variety of talent—from soup to Superman.
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A Different Kind of War Story
A successful cartoonist turns to his war experience to produce a unique memoir.
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Stealing A Criminal Life
A former Star-Ledger editor turns to crime fiction to help him better explore the subtle realities of life.
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The Right Stuff for Teen Readers
The Library of Congress names Walter Dean Myers the National Ambassador of Young People's Literature.
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'Blessed Returns'
Walt Whitman came to Camden by accident. On the 120th anniversary of his death, he’s still a presence.
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Super Dudes
Reality TV’s newest Jersey haunt is quirky director Kevin Smith’s Red Bank comic-book store.
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Of Love and Literature
A new book attempts to demonstrate that some literary classics contain valuable dating advice for the modern era.
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The First Lady of Suspense
Author Mary Higgins Clark’s stellar career began with three simple questions.
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Where Has Everybody Gone?
New Jersey native Tom Perrotta's new novel The Leftovers imagines what happens after the Rapture.
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Closing a Chapter
Gay Talese didn’t want to leave his Ocean City home, but his wife gave him little choice. Now the famed writer bids a sad farewell to the Shore.
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Whodunnit?
If it’s a best-selling crime novel, the answer is probably Ridgewood’s Harlan Coben.
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Home At Last
David Goldman recounts his experiences fighting for the return from Brazil of his abducted son.
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Birds of a Feather
Author and Rutgers-Newark University professor Tayari Jones displays her Southern roots in her latest novel—Silver Sparrow.
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Life On the Sideline
Author Robert Strauss has a new book—Daddy's Little Goalie—about his athletically inclined daughters' participation in sports.
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Warming Up to Siberia
New Yorker writer and humorist Ian Frazier releases a new book—"Travels in Siberia."
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Still on the Newark Beat
A former Star-Ledger sports and feature reporter scores a big hit with his first novel.
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Glorifying Jersey
A noted Hollywood screenwriter uses her Jersey roots to help inform her storytelling.
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Season's Readings
Literary gifts with a Jersey twist. Here are some holiday book suggestions from our staff.
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Newark Is New Nest for Peotry's Best
The Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival is making waves again after poetry enthusiasts figured out that rumors of its demise were greatly exaggerated.
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Elena Gorokhova: The NJM Interview
Elena Gorokhova uses vivid, captivating prose to describe her childhood in the Cold War Soviet Union in a new memoir. Our editor caught up with her for an interview.
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From Russia, With Memories
Elena Gorokhova uses vivid, captivating prose to describe her childhood in the Cold War Soviet Union in a new memoir.
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Seeking Success in Suburbia
Themes of parental expectations, elitism, and suburban insularity drive Lauren Grodstein’s second novel, A Friend of the Family (Algonquin, 2009).
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New Faces NJ: Matthew Quick
Matthew Quick finally took his own advice.
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