These days, it seems like everyone has an opinion on everything. But what makes an opinion worth considering? Writer Roxane Gay has an idea. ROXANE GAY: Is the opinion well-articulated? Is the ...

Famed for her fearless literary takedowns, Lauren Oyler adopts a softer tone in the new essay collection “No Judgment.” Credit...Miguel Porlan Supported by By Erin Somers Erin Somers is a reporter for ...

College students face a common enemy. The blank page. The blinking cursor. Writing essays can feel like torture. Professors want polished academic writing. But who actually practices that in real life ...

Essay collections appear infrequently on the lists of most popular nonfiction — memoirs and historical narratives dominate conversations about the genre. Those forms of nonfiction are wonderful in ...