The Rising Costs of the Trauma Industrial Complex
Ian Parker’s takedown of bestselling thriller writer Daniel Mallory in The New Yorker reads like a grocery store…
Dog Walking Is Fast Becoming a Narrative Art
We tell dog parents stories in order to live.
I Wouldn't Be a Writer Without Rookie
I was 17 when I emailed Tavi Gevinson to ask if I could be a part of whatever her new magazine was going to be. At the…
Brilliant Bossip Editors Spill Secrets Behind Their Internet-Melting Headlines: 'I Am the Originator of Saltine Fury'
You can recognize a Bossip headline instantly. For starters, they’re usually ten words too long, rife with clever…
Biographer Unearths Unknown Harper Lee Article About the Clutter Murders
Charles J. Shields, author of 2006's Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee, believes that he’s uncovered a previously…
An Interview With Brit Bennett About 'Good White People' and Her Debut Novel The Mothers
Brit Bennett is so bracingly talented on the page and so low-key lovely in person that I’ve never heard an untoward…
Cool: Journalist Gay Talese Cannot Name One Woman Writer Who Inspires Him
At an April 2 conference held at Boston University, literary journalist Gay Talese remarked to his audience that he…
Why I Quit My Dream Newspaper Job After Four Months
Two months ago, I quit the best job I ever had. At least, I’m sure that’s how it looks. Writing is one of those…
Terrible Writing About Hurricane Katrina: A Scourge Unto Itself
Shortly after 8 AM on Sunday, August 29, 2005, the levees protecting New Orleans from the water that surrounds it…
Homme de Plume: What I Learned Sending My Novel Out Under a Male Name
The plan made me feel dishonest and creepy, so it took me a long time to send my novel out under a man’s name. But each…
Man Bizarrely Compares Kim Kardashian's Tweets to Civil War Letters
The Daily Beast’s John McWhorter–linguist, professor, political commentator—has written a concerned meditation on the…
Alt-Lit Icon Tao Lin Accused of Statutory Rape and Abuse [Updated]
Tao Lin, alt-lit mainstay, author of seven novels and contributor to Thought Catalog, Vice, The Stranger, and other…
Why 53 Writers Have Asked Thought Catalog To Remove Their Work
Thought Catalog is a publishing platform that operates under the idea that "all thinking is relevant." Even…
Undiscovered Screenwriters May Get Some Help From Disney
Have you given up on your dreams of writing the great American screenplay because the chances of being discovered by…
Alice Munro Becomes 13th Woman to Win Nobel Prize in Literature
Brilliant badass Alice Munro has won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Nobel Committee announced today. The…
Lit Professor Thinks Women and Queer Writers Suck, Sorry
If you're into books written by women (HAHAHAHAHAHAHA what's that) don't take University of Toronto professor David…
I LOVE ALL CAPS AND I AM NEVER GOING TO STOP USING THEM
THE U.S. NAVY ANNOUNCED TUESDAY THAT THEY WILL NO LONGER TRANSMIT INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS IN ALL-CAPS. LOWERCASE…
Don't Ask Writers to Work for Free Unless You Want an Eloquent 'Fuck Off'
One weird thing about being a professional writer is that a lot of people seem to think your job is fake. Up until a…
The 10 Awesomest Things About Shonda Rhimes
A worth-your-while New York Times profile of Shonda Rhimes — creator of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal — is chock-full of…