This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Jane Smiley, a Los Angeles native, is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author ...

Don’t move to New York or Los Angeles to write, author Jane Smiley said during a writing Q&A at the 30th annual Brady Author’s Symposium. “You spend too much time commuting. … Those worlds are ...

Smiley Anders joined The Advocate newsroom in 1973 as a business writer. Six years later, an editor convinced Anders to try his hand at writing a so-called "items column" — a decision that has had ...

Jane Smiley's newest novel Some Luck, is the incredible first volume in a planned trilogy chronicling an Iowan family. Here are five writing tips from the Pulitzer winner. My favorite thing to ...

Why is literary novelist Jane Smiley writing a steamy novel about Hollywood? She talks sex scenes with Maria Russo. Jane Smiley is walking on a sunny afternoon near the top of San Remo, a winding ...