The Time Is Now to spark your writing! This week we recommend a collection of essays on the life and work of Forrest Gander edited by Robert Baker, and #PWWritingPrompts on similes, sci-fi futures, and conversations. Read more: at.pw.org/TTIN

The Time Is Now to spark your writing! This week we recommend a collection of essays on writing, teaching, and power by Helen Betya Rubinstein, and #PWWritingPrompts on swallows, publicity stunts, and fan letters. Read more: at.pw.org/TTIN

The Time Is Now to spark your writing! This week we recommend a classic guide to crafting the poetic voice by the late Tony Hoagland, and #PWWritingPrompts on personal museums, role reversals, and comfort reads. Read more: at.pw.org/TTIN

The Time Is Now to spark your writing! This week we recommend a classic craft book on the art of writing nonfiction by Vivian Gornick, and #PWWritingPrompts on directives, believable mysticism, and transformations. Read more: at.pw.org/TTIN

The Time Is Now to spark your writing! This week we recommend a collection of lectures on the American literary canon by Toni Morrison, and #PWWritingPrompts on familects, quiet moments, and mix tapes. Read more: at.pw.org/TTIN