Writers are known much more for their way with words than for their ability to put impressive roofs over their heads. Of course, there are many exceptions, and their names can be found on the ...

The Portland-based author’s home will be transformed into the Ursula K. Le Guin Writers Residency. Beth Gwinn/Getty Images The family of Le Guin, who died in 2018 at age 88, donated the property to ...

In “Dead Writers,” a new literary podcast, hosts Tess Chakkalakal and Brock Clarke travel around Maine to make visits to the homes of dead writers. Author Clarke wrote a novel called “An Arsonist’s ...

He and other local residents established a nonprofit corporation, purchased and restored the home and then began selecting writers. Most recently, organizers said, about 80 writers applied for the ...