Colum McCann's new novel, Twist, tracks a group at sea tasked with repairing the underwater cables through which we all communicate. Below, the National Book Award-winning author of Let the Great ...

Colum McCann won the National Book Award for fiction Wednesday night for his novel Let the Great World Spin. At an event that was shadowed with uncertainty about the future of publishing, many of the ...

In his latest book, “Twist,” Irish author Colum McCann’s protagonist writes, “It is, I suppose, the job of the teller to ...

NEW YORK — “I’m a bit of a magpie,” Colum McCann said, sheepishly gesturing around his office at Hunter College. He has taught creative writing there for 13 years, and in that time has appointed his ...

While this century’s technological advancements have made communication easier, they’ve also made more people feel lonely, a trend well underway when the pandemic arrived to make everything worse. Yet ...

Colum McCann and Diane Foley, James’s mother, came together to question one of his kidnappers and write a book that delves into the lives of both men. By Max Ufberg Among the scattered notes taped to ...

Diane Foley, whose son was killed in Syria while working as a journalist, tells her story in ‘American Mother,’ written with Colum McCann Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, ...

The Lit Salon, the acclaimed evening of literary discussion, live music, and specialty cocktails (as seen on CNN), returns this month! Hosted inside Maison Brooklyn, the historic Brooklyn townhome of ...

In “Believing,” The New York Times is exploring how religion and spirituality shape our lives. The reporter behind it found examples in houses of worship, in sports stadiums and at Taylor Swift ...