The Art of Fact: A Historical Anthology of Literary Journalism (coedited with Kevin Kerrane)
A collection of articles and book excerpts tracing literary journalism back to Defoe, Dickens, and Orwell, as well as crime writers, social reporters, and war correspondents.
A collection of articles and book excerpts, "The Art of Fact" traces literary journalism back to such pioneers as Defoe, Dickens, and Orwell, and to crime writers, investigative social reporters, and war correspondents who stretched the limits of genre and even propriety to communicate powerful truth. Hear an extraordinary range of styles--the elegance of Gay Talese, the irony of Joan Didion, the station-house cynicism of David Simon, the high-octane hyperbole of Tom Wolfe and Hunter Thompson, the manic intelligence of Richard Ben Cramer--illuminates an extraordinary range of subjects.
Praise for "The Art of Fact":
"On every page I find something to fill me with admiration--and envy."
--Dan Rather
"Far-flung and irresistible... full of non-fiction knockouts. Grade: A."
--Entertainment Weekly
"Could be the world's most readable textbook."
--Time Out New York
"Provides countless examples of how imaginatively and artfully real life can be rendered in the right hands."
--Toronto Globe and Mail
"Indispensable."
--Newark Star-Ledger
