If we just understood that we are all human beings first and foremost, we would not be witnessing many of the struggles we are seeing today.

How a writer captures the human element will determine how long a piece of literature will last.

All writers have to find their own rhythm, but Alaa Al Aswany finds his between 6 and 10:30 am.

Alaa Al Aswany explains how a University of Illinois Histology department becomes a microcosm for the world.

Alaa Al Aswany reveals the key to translating literature into other languages.

Young Alaa As Aswany’s "garden full of flowers" had Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Marquez and Hemingway growing in it.

Alaa Al Aswany talks about the impossibility of making a living as a writer in Egypt.

When the death toll reached 1,000 in the latest Israel-Palestine exchange, it made frontpage international headlines. Now that 900 people have been killed in the Congoas a result of a botched […]

Tom Perrotta talks about never getting around to reading what he should.

Tom Perrotta debunks the maxim of always writing what you know.

Tom Perrotta shares his writing schedule.

Tom Perrotta talks about the importance of having a writer and a thinker as president.

Tom Perrotta notes a radical mood swing in American culture lately.

Tom Perrotta forecasts the new suburban dystopia.

Tom Perrotta tells of grappling with Catholicism and basic sexual urges.

Tom Perrotta taks about his latest book and religious and moral values in the United States.

Tom Perrotta recounts a childhood immersed in books.

Tom Perrotta on the joy of writing movies.

For decades, the average Indian citizen could vote for the governmental representatives of his choosing and then follow their foibles in the news—and that's where his access to government ended. […]

Blogs have erupted over the disappearance of documentary film maker/blogger/freelance journalist Philip Rizk. The grad student at AUC (American University in Cairo) was among a group of peaceful protesters detained […]