After writing memorable character sketches and fine-tuning others’ copy at The New Yorker, he spent two decades as editor in chief of The Atlantic Monthly.
Category: Writing and Writers
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David Bordwell, Scholar Who Demystified Filmmaking, Dies at 76
Roger Ebert called him “our best writer on the cinema.” His scholarship focused on how movies work.
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‘Modern Love Podcast’: Novelist Celeste Ng on the Big Power of Little Things
The acclaimed author delves into a Modern Love essay about parenting, poetry and persistence.
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RuPaul Is Sending a Rainbow Bus to Give Away Books Targeted by Bans
The star, whose show “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has an international following, is one of the founders of a new online bookstore promoting underrepresented authors. The giveaways are part of its outreach.
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Wanted: Writers for Awards Show Jokes. Must Be Skilled at Diplomacy
Hosts who have to entertain insiders at the ceremony and outsiders watching at home. Presenters who change their minds. No wonder the bits are awkward.
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“Poor Things,” the Weird Movie, Was “Poor Things” the Weird Novel, First
The Oscar-nominated film is based on a 1992 book by the prolific Scotsman Alasdair Gray. Beloved by writers, “that’s not the same as being widely read,” says one of them.
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Leslie Jamison’s Memoir ‘Splinters’ Is a Balancing Act of Self-Exposure
The essayist Leslie Jamison has become known for her careful balancing acts of self-exposure.
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Ode to Punk Rock ‘Sex God’ Richard Hell
“A Year on Earth With Mr. Hell,” a first-time author’s account of her affair with Richard Hell, has become a cult hit. He’s not happy about it.
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Book Review: “Cocktails With George and Martha” by Philip Gefter
With Burton and Taylor as stars and a writer and director feuding, adapting the scabrous play wasn’t easy. “Cocktails With George and Martha” pours out the details.
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David J. Skal, Scholar Who Took Horror Seriously, Dies at 71
In books like “The Monster Show” and “Screams of Reason,” he examined the cultural significance of movies meant to scare the bejesus out of people.
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Jon Franklin, Pioneering Apostle of Literary Journalism, Dies at 82
He won two Pulitzer Prizes by transforming accounts of doctors at work into in-depth, narrative articles that read like dramatic short stories.