Search results for “writing the book” Showing 1220 results Dudley Clendinen on building stories from life and choosing grace in death: “I don't quibble with fate” Our latest Editors' Roundtable examines Dudley Clendinen's “The Good Short Life,” a career journalist's startling response to being diagnosed with ALS. In addition to two books (“A Place Called Canterbury”… September 30, 2011 Tom French on zoo stories, narrative nonfiction and the pleasures of playing anthropologist In 2007, St. Petersburg Times reporter Tom French delivered a nine-part series about Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo, which led to the writing of "Zoo Story," published in July. In his book,… September 14, 2010 Laurie Hertzel on growing up in newspapers and what she learned from the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald In "News to Me," Laurie Hertzel writes about life as an ink-stained wretch during nearly 20 years at the Duluth News Tribune. Now books editor at the (Minneapolis) Star Tribune,… August 18, 2010 Steve Luxenberg interview on Annie's Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret Excerpts from a July 2009 interview with Steve Luxenberg on his memoir, which traces the discovery that his mother had an institutionalized sister whose existence she kept secret from her children for… July 31, 2009 A closer look at a Pulitzer finalist story about mental illness and recovery Rachel Aviv's annotations on a woman's schizophrenia diagnosis. Plus: Asking editors the right questions May 29, 2026 Scenes from National Magazine Award winners Plus: More AI cautionary tales, how to create a book X-ray, and a Nieman Fellow's new book on writing May 22, 2026 Your next story is outside Plus: Tell us your favorite graduation speech, ProPublica's new podcast, and a rejoinder to AI slop May 15, 2026 Behind the scenes as a Pulitzer juror And Aaron Parsley dedicates the Feature Writing honor to his nephew. Plus: 2027 Nieman Fellows, and IRE Award winners May 8, 2026 Tell us your best advice for journalists in the current moment Plus: Poynter and Headliner awards, a guide to reported and braided essays, and a history of The New Yorker's short stories May 1, 2026 Look beyond the headlines — and five other lessons for journalists from Power of Narrative 2026 Storytelling advice from Ken Burns, the Boston Globe, The New Yorker's Sarah Stillman, The Atavist, Jabari Asim, and Keith O’Brien April 30, 2026 Previous 1 … 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 … 122 Next
