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Here are some famous writers who not only taught us about the importance of learning via their works of literature, but also through their careers as teachers, instructors and high school professors.

There's a stereotype woven throughout literary history, and that is the idea of the tortured and boozy writer. From the smoky cafes of Paris to the raucous New York speakeasies of the Jazz Age, the ...

Books about famed writers, or collections of conversations with them, are always seductive to writers. How open will this famous person be? What heretofore hidden thoughts or behaviors are going to be ...

Celebrities dominate magazines, social feeds and streaming screens, so it is no surprise that teachers often assign essays about them. Writing about a famous singer or athlete feels familiar to most ...

Typewriters are making a comeback. Well, sort of. Companies aren't once again cranking out the ol' clickity-clacks, but in certain pockets of America, a new generation of writers are discovering the ...