When Harper Lee Came up Short: ‘Furious Hours’
Casey Cep traces Harper Lee's winding road to defeat in Furious Hours.
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Irony Triumphs in Theodor Kallifatides’s ‘Another Life’
In writing about the inability to write, Theodor Kallifatides has produced a book, Another Life, which aches with its own quiet beauties and inspires with its resilient creativity.
John McPhee’s ‘Draft No. 4’ Provides Easygoing Wisdom for Readers and Writers
A meditation about the mechanics of writing is a refreshing break from the countless blogs, books, and programs designed to help people who want to write become writers.
‘The Accidental Life’ Is Both a Time Capsule and a Guide
Like a good editor, Terry McDonell may be invisible, but the insights into writing and editing make up for the author's elusiveness, here.
