books ‘There is no good way to say this’ Author Yiyun Li reconsiders the language of loss. Plus: Drawing the line on ethical AI use August 21, 2026 Mark Armstrong Annotation: Yiyun Li reconsiders the language of loss in her Pulitzer-winning memoir, ‘Things in Nature Merely Grow’ The acclaimed author discusses how words like “grief” fail when writing about the loss of her teenage son James August 20, 2026 Mallary Tenore Tarpley Navigating power and trust as a journalist Shoshana Walter on writing about addiction and recovery. Plus: a visit to Portland's only magazine stand August 14, 2026 Mark Armstrong Journalist Shoshana Walter on telling stories of addiction and recovery The Pulitzer finalist and author of “Rehab: An American Scandal” talks about how she approaches human stories that spotlight injustice August 14, 2026 Marina Leigh Song Annotation: ‘Cold Missouri Waters’ In a song about a wildfire, songwriter James Keelaghan narrates a story that took Norman Maclean a whole book to tell August 5, 2026 Kim Cross The Nieman Storyboard podcast returns with Pamela Colloff The author of “Catch the Devil” on criminal justice reporting and keeping readers hooked. Plus: Ellie Silverman finds the true story behind a now-viral photo July 17, 2026 Mark Armstrong How Pamela Colloff wrote her first book, about a con artist turned jailhouse informant The award-winning journalist discusses her new book, ‘Catch the Devil,’ for the Season Two premiere of the Nieman Storyboard podcast July 17, 2026 Mark Armstrong Remembering The New Yorker’s Mark Singer Plus: What makes an ideal Talk of the Town story? And pitching an editor instead of a publication June 26, 2026 Mark Armstrong Inside an award-winning book proposal Plus: Lessons from an author after the book comes out, and tell us your favorite stories in song June 12, 2026 Mark Armstrong Annotation: The award-winning book proposal that became Lorraine Boissoneault’s ‘Body Weather’ Boissoneault, whose proposal won the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award in 2024, breaks down how she wrote it June 10, 2026 Erika Hayasaki 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 11 Next
