publishing Author Dana A. Williams on what Toni Morrison can teach us about editing Williams's new book, “Toni at Random,” gives us a deeper look into the literary titan’s craft and career in elevating the voices of Black writers July 17, 2025 Christina M. Tapper The Nieman Storyboard guide to books on storytelling Journalists, authors, producers, filmmakers, and Nieman Storyboard readers share more than 40 books that inspire their work. April 17, 2025 Mallary Tenore Tarpley Writer Claire Willett on how Trump upended federal grants for the arts and journalism As anti-DEI and anti-trans language gets battled in court, the grant writer offers advice on how journalists, writers, and artists should proceed. March 27, 2025 Britany Robinson 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 David Grann Part 2: Craft wisdom and breaking into narrative nonfiction The renowned author shares insights on vetting story ideas, meticulous research and revision, the value of editors and pitching The New Yorker January 11, 2024 Katia Savchuk David Grann Part 1: A deep-dive into “The Wager” The New Yorker writer and bestselling author — who says he's not a “natural writer” — shares the research and writing process behind his latest book January 10, 2024 Katia Savchuk Peek inside a successful book proposal Author Kim Cross annotates the lengthy proposal that landed a contract for the book that revisits the 1993 Polly Klaas kidnapping November 17, 2023 Carly Stern Nonfiction author Kim Cross breaks down how to sell a book proposal The narrative journalist details the upside of rejection, the importance of timing, the value of a good agent and the reality of advances November 17, 2023 Carly Stern The Post-it puzzle of a big writing project Author and journalism teacher Mallary Tenore Tarpley uses Post-its and origami paper to outline her reported memoir on eating disorders November 9, 2023 Mallary Tenore Tarpley A panoramic approach to a book about the Sept. 11 boat lift In “The Art of Description: World into Word,” Mark Doty writes that Proust endeavored to “dilate the sentence toward its outer limit, so that one would feel the blur of… September 7, 2021 Jessica DuLong 1 2 3 Next
