With a few crafty steps, you can write an effective recommendation that will reflect well on both you and the person you’re supporting.

Researchers are often asked to write references or recommendation letters. Nature asked three senior scientists what they do when they can’t endorse someone.

6. Please write a recommendation letter for me. I want to think I’m hot stuff, but really I’m a doofus. If I ask, you’ll probably turn me down.

In her new book, Syme's Letter Writer, Rachel Syme of The New Yorker explains how to write a delightful letter to a loved one. Unlike texting and email, old-fashioned letters, hand-addressed and ...

Tired of texting? Send your loved ones some snail mail instead. Rachel Syme, author of "Syme's Letter Writer: A Guide to Modern Correspondence," shares whimsical ways to start a letter-writing habit.