Tag Archives: literary non-fiction

A place to browse and read quality longform non-fiction

Posted on May 1, 2011 by

I’m getting a kick out of being able to look over the shoulders of famous members of the Twitterati (like Gene Weingarten) to see who they are following. Gene has his serious side, having written a number of amazing in-depth … Continue reading →

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A lesson of this day of William and Kate: The universal attraction of a love story

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

I have not yet seen video of the Royal Wedding, but many people have, apparently. I heard on NPR that about a third of the world’s population, in fact, tuned in. Wow. That’s a big crowd. There are, of course, … Continue reading →

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New ways to read long articles (or short books) in the digital world

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

For people of a certain age (readers and writers, both), it is a sad thing to watch newspapers and magazines wither or die, one-by-one, or attempt to try to live a new kind of life online. The publishing times, they … Continue reading →

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Laura Hillenbrand: A master at making a true story sing

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

It is inspiring to watch a master at work. Here is sentence one in chapter one of Laura Hillenbrand’s wonderful rendering of the story of a horse, Seabiscuit: An American Legend. Charles Howard had the feel of a gigantic onrushing … Continue reading →

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The “Three Cups of Tea” tempest, Part II: The question of authorship

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

Who really writes the books we read? And do we deserve to know? Let’s start by returning to the Three Cups of Tea kerfuffle. In addition to the problems already mentioned, it is now clear that the cover of the book itself … Continue reading →

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