Search results for “writing the book” Showing 1164 results The Four Noble Truths of Religion Writing “Life means suffering.” According to the Buddha, that is the first of four “noble truths” that together define human existence. I’m not much of a Buddhist (I’m a lapsed Catholic… December 15, 2006 Inside the acknowledgments: The making of Wright Thompson’s ‘The Barn’ You can learn a lot from a work of nonfiction by seeing whom the author thanks. February 20, 2025 How and why Katie Engelhart followed a woman’s journey to her “final exit” A California Sunday Magazine profile of a woman with dementia is included in Engelhart's new book on right-to-die issues March 3, 2021 Singular moments, timeless questions Sunday, December 28, 1986. An ordinary day, much like any other. Except in two operating rooms at Fairfax Hospital in suburban Virginia, where something extraordinary was about to happen.In one… October 22, 2019 5(ish) Questions for Douglas Haynes and “Every Day We Live Is the Future” The author spent nearly 10 years on his project to show climate change in the extreme micro, telling the stories of two Nicaraguan women April 24, 2018 The Power of Narrative conference captures the #MeToo zeitgeist With writers like Roxane Gay, the Globe's Sacha Pfeiffer and The New York Times' Emily Steel, the yearly gathering focused on the uncomfortable truths of sexual abuse March 29, 2018 Annotation Tuesday! Jill Lepore and “The Prodigal Daughter” The historian and New Yorker writer on breaking her rule against writing personal essays and why journalists must use history with caution April 12, 2016 Esquire Classic: Mark Zwonitzer on the making of “What It Takes” “What It Takes,” Richard Ben Cramer’s exhaustive account of the 1988 presidential election, took so long to report and write—six years in all—that it wasn’t published until the 1992 election.… February 24, 2016 Peter Slevin tackles the biography of First Lady Michelle Obama Editor’s Note: Anyone who writes about politics and politicians knows how difficult it is to bring fresh insight to familiar issues and personalities. That challenge is even greater if your… June 29, 2015 Turning a Narrative Story into a Documentary More than a few journalists have dreamed of turning their stories into films. Chicago Tribune features writer Kevin Pang actually did, producing a 90-minute documentary about a troubled chef’s attempt… January 22, 2015 Previous 1 … 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 … 117 Next
