Writers form an accord with their work space that suits them: Some choose obsessive tidiness, others overwhelming clutter, says Mr. Kopelson in Neatness Counts: Essays on the Writer’s Desk (University ...

I’m trying to remember the first time I registered the image of a writer’s desk. It must have been in a movie—Little Women, maybe?—when a character was marked as identifiably different from the others ...

Museum visitors will be asked whether they believe the piece of furniture really was Dr Johnson's desk The desk of the writer Dr Samuel Johnson is to be returned to his former London home for the ...

21/04/2026 - The initiative provides a platform where writers can connect, share questions, support each other and escape from their isolated working environments "Can you ever break up with your ...

Seeking inspiration from Vincent Canby’s Gothic trestle table. By Julie Besonen Because of the pandemic, I have Vincent Canby’s desk. Millions of witty words must have drummed from his fingertips ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American In the series, "From The Writer's Desk," I'll ...