Every writer must strike a careful balance between the world that influenced them and the world they are trying to comprehend. According to Graham Keith, that world starts in New England, where the scenery is as reflective as its inhabitants. As a New Hampshire storyteller, Keith infuses his fiction with the serene integrity of his [...]

Every novel carries two stories, the one told on its pages and the quieter one that exists behind them. To understand The Khasab Incident is to explore both. In this Behind the Scenes of The Khasab Incident feature, readers are invited to step into the creative journey of Graham Keith, to discover the inspiration, research, […]

While some books linger, others amuse. Long after the last page, they continue to linger in your mind, posing queries, arousing sympathy, and leaving subdued echoes of comprehension. Stories that provoke thought rather than just impart information are the most memorable. These kinds of books are at the core of thought-provoking fiction, which is literature [...]

The silent conflict between right and wrong is one of the things that most challenges the human spirit. The best stories show morality as a complicated web of circumstance, intention, and consequence rather than as a straightforward decision. The reason moral dilemma novels are so captivating is that they defy simple solutions and instead captivate [...]

Great narrative transcends all boundaries. Literature gains a depth that transcends geography when American and British voices blend together, combining rhythm, perspective, and cultural subtleties. The best British-American writers of our time recognize that fiction is more than just amusement; it is a cross-atlantic dialogue and an act of cultural interchange that continues to influence [...]

Stories that cause us to pause, arouse feelings, recollect memories, and subtly remind us of what it means to be human are frequently the most impactful. Because heartfelt fiction books provide solace, camaraderie, and catharsis, readers keep coming back to them. They assist us in understanding broken families, loss, and the brittle hope that comes [...]

Every novel, without exception, starts off a bit personal, a moment recalled, a question left unanswered, a sensation so strong that it cannot fade away. The list of stories that are unforgettable, to say the least, includes books that are based on personal experiences, where the emotional part of the fiction is not so loudly [...]

Fiction about the Middle East can, dovetailing the idea of the region with care and compassion, reveal far more than just geography, it reveals the subtle dynamics of faith, identity and survival too frequently portrayed in headlines that simplify the complexity of a very complicated region. For writers, the task is to narrate stories that [...]

In an ever-evolving world, the most effective fiction serves to both reflect and sometimes provide an escape from the chaos. It helps us grapple with the chaos, it weathers us before the unthinkable, and it reconfirms empathy. The best authors working in contemporary fiction are the ones that take the heartbeat of our times—the noise [...]

Few authors in the increasingly global literary scene enthrall readers as much as British expat writers in America. Despite having their roots in British tradition, these authors have taken in the contradictions, tempo, and textures of life on the other side of the Atlantic. As a result, stories written with the openness of the American [...]

So now you are set to begin to write your story. You have everything together in your mind and think you know where the story is going to go. Sorry, but this is where you have to stop and organize yourself. Take a piece of paper and start to plan out your chapters. I sometimes […]

To write is a labor of love. You will sit at a table or desk, looking into a computer screen, and wondering where you will start and what you will write about. You will probably have some idea of the story you wish to write and now, looking at that screen, you will probably have […]