Search results for “writing+the+book” Showing 1163 results Fake news and true facts, and the licenses taken in pursuit of narrative A decade or so ago, shortly after I became book editor of the Los Angeles Times, I wrote a piece defending the liberties of memoirists. This was in the wake… May 18, 2017 5(ish) Questions: Josh O’Kane and “The Ballad of Fogarty’s Cove” The word “lament” is a sadly beautiful thing, its layers and meanings distinct, yet entwined. In music, it is a song of loss, of missing someone or something that is… May 9, 2017 How Michelle Garcia told the story of Juárez, a city lost to violence, through its dogs The Al Jazeera America piece, reported with Mexican reporter Ignacio Alvarado Alvarez, haunts with its indelible portrait of pets paying the price when a terrorized place goes feral May 2, 2017 5(ish) Questions: David Grann and “Killers of the Flower Moon” Sometimes the idea for a book springs from what you don’t know.David Grann had never heard of the “Osage Murders” until a historian he was talking to mentioned the series… April 18, 2017 Haven’t read those Pulitzer winners yet? Here’s some great storytelling in this year’s batch This week, journalists had their version of the Oscars (minus the red carpet and catty remarks about who-wore-what). The Pulitzer announcements are always an electric moment in a newsroom. Back in… April 14, 2017 Why’s This So Good? Hunter S. Thompson and “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” It’s hard, I know, to make a case for gonzo journalism in an age when reality is beset by exaggeration, even lies. And yet I’ve found myself drawn back to… April 13, 2017 Annotation Tuesday! Kent Russell and “They Burn Witches Here” Some people are made for what they do. Steph Curry was made to play basketball. Dave Chappelle to deliver jokes. You get that feeling with Kent Russell and his writing.… April 11, 2017 5(ish) Questions: Iran’s “Blogfather” talks algorithms, hyperlinks and the lost art of communication Six years is a long time to be away from cyberspace—especially when you’re known as the Blogfather.At one point, 20,000 visitors came to Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan’s site every day.… April 6, 2017 The making of binge-worthy serial narratives, from “S-Town” to “Framed” Podcasts and print alike are reinvigorating a form of storytelling that Dickens and Homer used to hook readers: "to be continued..." April 4, 2017 The oranges of John McPhee, on the page and on backyard trees This week I left the snows of New England for a visit to my old stomping grounds in California. It was a bit head-spinning for a couple of reasons: When… March 24, 2017 Previous 1 … 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 … 117 Next
