John Freeman's "California Rewritten" is a collection of essays on significant books by living writers on the experience of living in California. Freeman comes to Bookshop Santa Cruz to talk about the ...

As somebody who has been working with AI writing tools for over three years now, I can proudly say that I have been able to see students transformed from underperforming writers into confident ...

What is a college application? At its core, a college application is an attempt to convince a stranger (or group of strangers) that the applicant is a desirable classmate, roommate, campus-mate and ...

Students who plan to use ChatGPT to write their college admissions essays should think twice: Artificial intelligence tools write highly generic personal narratives, even when prompted to write from ...

Scott Turow, whose 16 books have sold more than 30 million copies, speaks at the Champaign Public Library during a 2022 visit. Marty Kaplan Sally Jenkins Rick Reilly Jim Nondorf Wendy Kelley Adam ...

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What if your superhero saga didn’t just entertain you; it rewired how you read tension, color, and silence on the page? You know the beats by heart and still get goosebumps when the nine-panel grid ...

Pictured is a court room inside the Harris County Criminal Justice Center located in downtown Houston. The Harris County District Attorney's office has dismissed criminal charges against eight ...

I used to believe I taught the one genre that artificial intelligence couldn’t touch. For 15 years, I’ve guided college students through the deeply human work of personal narrative, helping them ...

Students typically fill out the “Common App,” which is accepted by more than 1,000 colleges and universities. Most of the questions are straightforward, with the exception of the Activities section ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed how students approach writing. From grammar checkers to full-on essay generators, tools powered by machine learning promise faster, easier academic writing ...

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