books Tell us your favorite books on storytelling Plus: Robert Caro digs into his personal archives, and The Guardian's Jessica Reed shares what she's looking for in story pitches. March 7, 2025 Mark Armstrong Minda Honey’s lessons from writing a memoir, and advice for journalists finding their voice The author of "The Heartbreak Years" embraced being "shameless" in telling her own story. February 28, 2025 Mark Armstrong The craft of memoir: queer joy, turtles, and caring for the reader in Edgar Gomez’s ‘Alligator Tears’ "You can take the reader out of that present moment and plop them somewhere else, and it can be meaningful, it can be strategic." February 27, 2025 Minda Honey ‘Journalism is the privilege to learn as you go’ Elon Green on Wright Thompson's "The Barn," how a New York magazine writer organizes his sources, and more. February 21, 2025 Mark Armstrong 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 Elon Green Think your book is done? Think again After four years reporting, writing and rewriting, a first-time book author sends in her manuscript — then braces for another year-plus of work August 22, 2024 Mallary Tenore Tarpley “Go out, little book, into the world.” From an interview with author Margaret Atwood July 30, 2024 Jacqui Banaszynski All those books? The painful joy of letting go "Books are the diary of my life; when I scan a shelf, I see pieces of my past in the spines. ~ retired book editor Laurie Hertzel June 19, 2024 Laurie Hertzel The backstory of a book of backstories about stories Some masters of narrative nonfiction collaborate to publish an anthology of current classics started by their late friend, Matt Tullis June 14, 2024 Kim Cross Books are more than their covers The editor remembers one of her most treasured books, which she will never read but tells a universal story May 7, 2024 Jacqui Banaszynski 1 2 3 4 5 Next
