Writers John Green and Rebecca Makkai gave advice on fiction writing in Cahn Auditorium Saturday as part of the Chicago Humanities Festival. Green and Makkai, both fiction authors, discussed their handling...

Why do we read? What distinguishes noteworthy literature from purely pleasure-driven reading? Is it inherently better to read for wisdom and morality than to read for pleasure? Though I do not claim to...

“When I eat, it is the food that is scared.” – Nick Offerman as his character Ron Swanson on "Parks and Recreation," when asked whether he is afraid to eat the food at a bowling alley.  “@realjohngreen...