Michael Mann's "Heat 2" picks up where his 1995 film left off. ... But quickly, Mann proves able to take the novel form and bend it to his muscular vision.

Ralph W. Rader, whose theories on the development of the novel as a genre came at a time when the novel was still considered what one colleague at UC Berkeley called “bathroom reading,” died ...

A new form of literature has arrived combining even more so the use of technology and creativity. Mr. He Xingnian of China recently released his short novel to audiences everywhere, except not in ...

Question (from “Clyde”): May I write an academic novel and get revenge on all who have undervalued and tormented me in the groves of academe? Question (from “Clyde”): May I write an ...

Watership Down's latest iteration is a graphic novel. We revisit the enduring story We examine the origins and legacy of the 51-year-old children's classic as it comes out in graphic novel form.

Shruti Swamy has won awards for her short fiction; The Archer, her debut novel, is a coming-of-age tale inspired by the graceful, precise storytelling of India's ancient Kathak dance form.

The Book Lovers is a systematic attempt to study the phenomenon of artist novels, curated by the Spanish artist David Maroto and Joanna Zielińska, the director of the Cricoteka in Kraków. The central ...

Less than a hundred years ago, D.H. Lawrence called the novel “the highest form of human expression so far attained.” Jane Austen said that it had nothing to recommend it but “genius, wit ...

Novel-reading will become even more of a niche, worthy hobby, like going to a classical-music concert or ballet today. The story of the 20th-century novel is one of artistic triumph.