Author

Michael Ollove

Michael Ollove was a long-time journalist at The Baltimore Sun as a reporter and then as the paper’s narrative editor. He worked earlier at the Roanoke (Va.) Times & World-News and the Miami Herald and later at the Pew Charitable Trusts news website, Stateliine. He also has been a freelance podcast editor, including on Audible’s popular nonfiction serial, "West Cork."

The (should-be-easy) interview a veteran interviewer couldn't bring himself to do

The (should-be-easy) interview a veteran interviewer couldn’t bring himself to do

A reporter sat with people in "the worst moments of their lives" but froze when it came time to talk to a famous writer