Fountain pens dominated school desks until the late 1980s, when low-cost ball-points such as the Reynolds 045 swept the student market. The shift forced many of Abids’ once-famous pen emporia ...

Nothing beats a Lamy Safari. Our editor got into fountain pens with a Lamy Safari, and has kept it around in spite of nicer pens. Read the full Lamy review.

Nothing beats a Lamy Safari. Our editor got into fountain pens with a Lamy Safari and has kept it around in spite of nicer pens. Read the full Lamy review.

For Rob Franciosi, coming to the fountain pen later in scholarly life has been a revelation. For the past two years, during the twilight of my academic career, I have become a devotee of the fountain ...

Sarah Jessica Parker, Taye Diggs, Jodi Picoult and more took the stage at PEN America's gala to criticize book bans and the Trump administration.

Sarah Jessica Parker is set to received the PEN Audible Literary Service Award at its 16th annual gala on Thursday, May 15.

Sarah Jessica Parker will be this year’s recipient of PEN America’s “Literary Service” award.

This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. Growing up in Saudi Arabia, I learned cursive with a fountain pen in the third grade as part of the standard curriculum. I wasn’t good at ...

Michael Fowler is a Hawke’s Bay author and historian. OPINION Napier mayor, Charles Morse, was used to deputations “waiting upon him” to complain about ...

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