Eugene Havens - The Writing Thing Press

Why the decline of literary fiction is a cultural crisis

February 23, 2025 by Eugene Havens

Serious literature inspires a society to think, reason, and object.

October 26, 2023June 17, 2023 by Eugene Havens

Dickens, Austen and Tolstoy didn’t go to writing school, so why do we?

January 7, 2023January 2, 2023 by Eugene Havens

Western culture has become the authoritarian enemy Nabokov fled.

December 28, 2022February 27, 2022 by Eugene Havens

Eugene Havens looks for fun after leaving the big city.

December 28, 2022November 27, 2021 by Eugene Havens

Thomas Mann’s great novel has lost its magic over the years.

June 30, 2023September 19, 2021 by Eugene Havens

Sublime author (and doctor) Anton Chekhov dispenses bitter medicine.

December 28, 2022September 18, 2021 by Eugene Havens

This historical book made the world a witness to hidden crimes.

December 28, 2022September 17, 2021 by Eugene Havens

Eugene Havens makes a case for tackling big reads.

December 28, 2022April 14, 2020 by Eugene Havens

Dramatic fiction is powerful reading if you’re not afraid to look.

December 28, 2022March 31, 2020 by Eugene Havens

Start writing online book reviews and you’ll double the fun of reading.