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Novelist and journalist Tom Wolfe believed that techniques for fiction and nonfiction should be interchangeable. "The things that work in nonfiction would work in fiction, and vice versa," he said. David Corio/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
Tom Wolfe, Best-Selling Author And Genre-Breaking Journalist, Dies At 88
Mary Ann Shilts takes one of the free comic books from the display rack at the New Dimensions Comics store in Cranberry, Pa. during Free Comic Book Day 2012. Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption
Arizona Sen. John McCain attends the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Sen. John McCain Reads From His Forthcoming Memoir, 'The Restless Wave'
Music is integral to Arena Stage's Snow Child, and actors sometimes join the house band on their own instruments. Maria Baranova-Suzuki hide caption
Protesters gathered earlier this month outside Stockholm's Old Stock Exchange building, where the Swedish Academy meets. Demonstrators showed support for resigned Permanent Secretary Sara Danius by wearing her hallmark tied blouse. Fredrik Persson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is an original play by John Tiffany, Jack Thorne and J.K. Rowling. Matthew Murphy/Courtesy of Boneau/Bryan-Brown hide caption
Muggles Rejoice: 'Harry Potter And The Cursed Child' Is Now On Broadway
Buckle Up: The cover of Action Comics #1000, by Jim Lee (pencils), Scott Williams (inks) and Alex Sinclair (coloring). Courtesy of DC Entertainment hide caption
Kendrick Lamar, whose album DAMN. won this year's Pulitzer Prize for music, performs in London earlier this year. Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The Stockholm Stock Exchange Building, which has housed the Royal Swedish Academy since the early 20th century, seen in 2010. "It is a bomb dropped right onto the Stock Exchange Building," a local culture editor said of the allegations and subsequent resignations. "The institution is in ruins." Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Judy Norsigian, executive director and founder of Our Bodies, Ourselves, speaks behind a copy of the women's health guide at the National Press Club in 2012. Robert MacPherson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Feminist Health Guide 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' Will Stop Publishing
A sign installed at an interactive exhibition dedicated to Dr. Seuss at the Children's Museum of Manhattan on July 6, 2004. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
You might not recognize the names of the 2018 Whiting Award winners, but you probably recognize many of their predecessors — including Pulitzer winner Jorie Graham, National Book Award winner Jonathan Franzen, David Foster Wallace, NBA winners Denis Johnson and Adam Johnson, and Man Booker winner Lydia Davis. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption
Australian author Peter Carey says he "couldn't not write" about his country's dark history of racism. Michael Lionstar hide caption
Novelist Peter Carey Confronts Dark History In 'A Long Way From Home'
Sherman Alexie speaks at a celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day at Seattle's City Hall in 2016. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption