Search results for “writing the book” Showing 1169 results The enduring power of John Hersey’s “Hiroshima”: the first “nonfiction novel” On the 75th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb, Hersey's taut, unflinching story remains a masterpiece of narrative reporting August 6, 2020 How the “Beyonce of earthquakes” uses storytelling to explain science Call her the “Beyonce of earthquakes” or simply “the Earthquake Lady.” But when the foundations get shaky — whether it’s during a temblor or, now, a pandemic — Lucy Jones… August 4, 2020 When the bounds of conventional journalism are too tight I’ll go great lengths not to affect a story during the reporting process. Journalists are supposed to be the observer, not the actor, right? Our job is to witness and… July 31, 2020 How protest songs echo — and sometimes lead — the stories of our times On a warm spring night in 1974, I was an Ohio University student reporter amid a riot. Not a riot against repression or inequality or injustice or the Vietnam War,… July 29, 2020 What happens when a superstar novelist is asked to profile a superstar actress? Ann Patchett writes about Reese Witherspoon: No celebrity dirt, a storytelling structure, lots of dialog about books and houses and feminism July 28, 2020 How to become a “five-tool” storyteller Major League Baseball, that beloved summer sport, returns to a shortened season later this month. Or at least it is scheduled to, but as with all things in the time… July 14, 2020 Four questions mine for bottomless wisdom During the 15 years that Chip Scanlan taught writing workshops at the Poynter Institute, he wrote a popular column called “Chip on Your Shoulder.” Searching Poynter’s archives takes some work,… July 10, 2020 Navigating ethics, culture and safety to immerse in immigration and Covid At first glance, there are few frills or fireworks in “Tatiana’s Luck,” Hannah Dreier ‘s profile of an immigrant living in a crowded New Jersey house stalked by COVID-19. In the… July 8, 2020 “His conversation is so delightfully sauced …” —Robin Wall Kimmerer from an essay in "Braiding Sweetgrass" July 1, 2020 “Words are living things. They have personality, point of view, agenda.” —Mads Mikkelsen as TV character Hannibal Lecter June 16, 2020 Previous 1 … 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 … 117 Next
