September 20, 2012 – 8:35 am
Every narrative journalist can point to a story or a book, or two, that changed their lives, and that made them want to tell true stories. What story does it for you? Where was your love born? When we asked about influential writing via Twitter, answers came in a flurry. Wright Thompson said North Toward Home, [...]
By Paige Williams
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Posted in #longreads
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Also tagged Aaron Latham, Adam Davidson, Alex Tizon, Alice Steinbach, Alison Smith, Andrew Pantazi, Anne Lamott, Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, Barbara Ehrenreich, Barbara Myerhoff, Buzz Bissinger, Chris Jones, Clive Thompson, Cornelius Ryan Award, Darcy Frey, David Foster Wallace, David Von Drehle, Deborah Baker, Des Moines Register, Diane Shipley, Dinty Moore, Edwidge Danticat, ESPN, Gay Talese, Gene Weingarten, George Orwell, Harold Ross, Harper's, Ian Frazier, Jacqui Banaszynski, James Baldwin, Jane Kramer, Janet Malcolm, Jeanne Marie Laskas, Jeff Sharlet, Jimmy Breslin, Jo Ann Beard, Joan Didion, Joe Sacco, John Carey, John Hersey, John McPhee, Jordan Conn, Joseph Mitchell, Julia Sommerfeld, Karen K. Ho, Katherine Boo, Kelley Benham, Ken Fuson, KillingtheBuddha.com, Larry L. King, Lê Thi Diem Thúy, Lillian Ross, Louisa May Alcott, Luke Dittrich, Madeleine Blais, Mara Grunbaum, Mark Bowden, Mark Kramer, Mary McCarthy, Melissa Faye Green, Michael Herr, Michael Lesy, Mother Jones, New York Herald Tribune, New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, Nieman Fellow, Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, Nora Ephron, Norman Mailer, Overseas Press Club Award, Philip Weiss, Pulitzer Prize, Rachel Signer, Randy Shilts, Rebecca Skloot, Rob Boynton, Rolling Stone, Ron Rosenbaum, Rosemary Mahoney, Ryszard Kapuscinski, Sebastian Junger, Susan Orlean, Tampa Bay Times, Ted Conover, The Atlantic, The Baltimore Sun, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, The Miami Herald, The New Yorker, The Seattle Times, The Washington Post, Tim O'Brien, Timothy B. Tyson, Tobias Wolff, Tom Junod, Tom Wolfe, Truman Capote, Vanity Fair, Walt Whitman, Wendy Call, Will Hobson, William Browning, Willie Morris, Wired, Wright Thompson, Zoe Heller
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December 20, 2011 – 11:48 am
A few days ago I stepped onto an elevator, heading out for an afternoon coffee. The repairman was there, his tools spread out on the floor. Come on in, he said, pressing the “door close” button and whistling a short tweet. Somewhere above us, a whistle back, and we started to move. Hey-yo! Someone shouted. [...]
December 10, 2010 – 11:52 am
We talked this week with Andrew Rice, whose “The Fall of Niagara Falls” is our latest Notable Narrative. Rice’s career has included stints at the Philadelphia Inquirer and the New York Observer. He has also written a book, “The Teeth May Smile but the Heart Does Not Forget,” about a son’s search for justice for [...]
By Andrea Pitzer
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Posted in words
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Also tagged Andrew Rice, Blaine Harden, David Grann, Ginger Strand, Mark Bowden, Mike Hudson, Niagara Falls Reporter, Paul Dyster, Philip Gourevitch, Ralph Vigoda, The New York Observer, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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