From the Editor

Share your favorite stories (and podcasts, books, and docs) of 2025

Share your favorite stories (and podcasts, books, and docs) of 2025

Nieman Storyboard's Best of 2025. Plus: The team behind ‘American Shrapnel’ on helping sources feel safe
The art of listening

The art of listening

Sasha Bonét on structuring a memoir. Plus: Pamela Colloff on getting unstuck, European Press Prize, and more
How we reveal our character

How we reveal our character

Scenes from an election week. Plus: Selling a book proposal and the value of a ‘flop’
Storytelling with humility (and teeth)

Storytelling with humility (and teeth)

The New Yorker's Burkhard Bilger goes to ‘Molar City.’ Plus: Dana Hedgpeth on history’s lessons, and a tribute to a beloved Los Angeles Times mentor
‘Surprise is magic in journalism’

‘Surprise is magic in journalism’

Author Claudia Rowe on writing about the foster care system. Plus: Keeping your day job while publishing books with Erin Somers
Susan Orlean tells her own story

Susan Orlean tells her own story

The New Yorker writer's new memoir, “Joyride.” Plus: Kate Sosin on covering trans issues and avoiding burnout.
‘Your story is worth telling’

‘Your story is worth telling’

Danyel Smith on journaling through life and work. Plus: National Book Award finalists, and the elements of a story pitch
Scenes from a hacker house

Scenes from a hacker house

The San Francisco AI gold rush. Plus: Kari Howard Fund for Narrative Journalism, Justin Heckert's one that got away.
Everybody needs an editor

Everybody needs an editor

Michael Kruse and Bill Duryea reflect on a 16-year partnership. Plus: Telling a family's story, without everyone's participation.
Finding your book's main characters

Finding your book’s main characters

Megan Greenwell's “Bad Company,” annotated. Plus: What makes dialogue work on the page?