Search results for “writing the book” Showing 1161 results Beyond Boko Haram: Pictures from Nigeria Nigeria is a country rich in stories and in storytelling. Nigerians have long traditions of sharing their testimonies through literature and visual communication. The work of writers like Chinua Achebe… June 7, 2018 At the Guardian’s Long Read, no rigid formula or geographic limits The editor's advice: Study what's been published before. Be authoritative, fresh and "arresting." Dare to send a (good) cold pitch June 5, 2018 Welcome to pizza, potluck and a story potlatch I’m writing this from a mash-up of a magazine newsroom in Bucharest. The walls are smelly and stained from a recent flood in the apartment above. Desks are cluttered with… June 1, 2018 Steve Almond and “Bad Stories: What the Hell Just Happened to Our Country” In the first half of my Nieman Fellowship, a great number of class discussions revolved around analyzing the outcome of the election that brought Donald Trump to power.Why had it… May 3, 2018 The story ideas Mother Jones’ managing editor wants to see The magazine is known for its hard-hitting investigations, but Ian Gordon says, “We write so much about bad actors that we're always looking for people to bring some levity to… April 17, 2018 “London is a very dangerous subject for a writer, because it will always betray you” This week we pay tribute to London, a city that seems like it’s being pulled in two directions: toward its tremendous past and its wildly creative yet uncertain future. As… April 13, 2018 “The Sun specializes in short items unlikely to tax the mental capacities of its target audience: one-paragraph news articles, one-sentence paragraphs, one-word sentences.” Why is it great? Well, first of all, it comes from the great Sarah Lyall, who was the longtime London correspondent for The New York Times. She has such a… April 11, 2018 Point of view: a powerful narrative tool Point of view is a powerful narrative tool. Take, for example, the Newest Americans project that we spotlighted this week. For some politicians and hate-mongerers, immigrants are a scourge. But… April 6, 2018 The New Yorker’s “Lost Giant of American Literature” and the prism of race You could say there’s a certain symmetry to the fact William Melvin Kelley, the black “lost giant of American literature,” as The New Yorker called him earlier this year, was… April 5, 2018 As spring begins, a last look at winter and its juxtaposition of beauty and hardship This week we celebrated the vernal equinox, this moment of rebirth and hope as we ease out of winter. (Of course, New England got hit with another snowstorm, as if… March 23, 2018 Previous 1 … 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 … 117 Next
