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5(ish) Questions: Ted Genoways and his year-long embed on a family farm

5(ish) Questions: Ted Genoways and his year-long embed on a family farm

In the book "This Blessed Earth," the writer and his wife, photographer Mary Anne Andrei, give voice to the Americans who provide the food we eat
October 19, 2017
New York’s "Subway Therapist" and his collage of a city's hopes and fears

New York’s “Subway Therapist” and his collage of a city’s hopes and fears

As the scribbled sticky notes come out in book form, Levee talks about spending his days collecting tiny fingerprints of commuters' psyches
October 5, 2017
Ellen Barry and "How to Get Away with Murder in Small-Town India"

Ellen Barry and “How to Get Away with Murder in Small-Town India”

The New York Times foreign correspondent talks about her sensational last story from India, in which she uses first person to unparalleled effect
October 3, 2017
Notable Narrative: The Cincinnati Enquirer's stunning “Seven Days of Heroin”

Notable Narrative: The Cincinnati Enquirer’s stunning “Seven Days of Heroin”

A writer and editor talk about wrangling 60 staffers and a deluge of copy -- and creating a riveting portrait of the human face of the opioid epidemic
September 25, 2017
An alt-weekly editor steps up to the plate to back a freelancer's controversial story

An alt-weekly editor steps up to the plate to back a freelancer’s controversial story

Like most journalists today, Britni de la Cretaz is accustomed to being on the receiving end of comments from critical readers and opinionated trolls. As a freelance writer who frequently…
September 7, 2017
The late Alex Tizon and "My Family's Slave": his first memory, and his last byline

The late Alex Tizon and “My Family’s Slave”: his first memory, and his last byline

The Atlantic story, published just weeks after his death, drew a firestorm of criticism; a Pulitzer winner and friend examines the craft, and the loss
September 5, 2017
5(ish) Questions: Mandy Len Catron and "How to Fall in Love With Anyone"

5(ish) Questions: Mandy Len Catron and “How to Fall in Love With Anyone”

The author of the viral Modern Love essay in The New York Times follows up with a book about romance -- and the danger of fetishizing love
August 22, 2017
5(ish) Questions: Andy Kopsa and the slow payoff of freelance longform work

5(ish) Questions: Andy Kopsa and the slow payoff of freelance longform work

The writer, who alternates between shorter stories and time-consuming investigative stories, talks about the financial hardships of her career -- and offers tips to others starting out in a tough…
August 17, 2017
Pat Beall and "Sexually abused as a child: A Post reporter's journey to finding hope"

Pat Beall and “Sexually abused as a child: A Post reporter’s journey to finding hope”

The Palm Beach Post investigative journalist talks about why she decided to write about her long-ago trauma -- and her struggles with first person
August 15, 2017
Notable Narrative: Nicole Lucas Haimes and "Who Killed Julian Pierce?"

Notable Narrative: Nicole Lucas Haimes and “Who Killed Julian Pierce?”

The writer and documentary filmmaker talks about a story on a murdered Native American activist that was nearly 30 years in the making -- and became an obsession
August 3, 2017