Part anthology and part craft guide, this collection of pieces from
the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist offers something for
readers and writers alike. Lane DeGregory loves true
stories, intimate details, and big ideas. In her three-decade
career as a journalist, she has published more than 3,000 stories
and won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. Her acclaimed work
in the Tampa Bay Times often takes her to the edges of society,
where she paints empathetic portraits of real-life characters like
a 99-year-old man who still works cleaning a seafood warehouse, a
young couple on a bus escaping winter, and a child in the midst of
adoption. In “The Girl in the Window” and Other True Tales,
DeGregory not only offers up the first collection of her most
unforgettable newspaper features—she pulls back the curtain on
how to write narrative nonfiction. This book—part
anthology, part craft guide—provides a forensic reading of
twenty-four of DeGregory’s singular stories, illustrating her
tips for writers alongside pieces that put those elements under the
microscope. Each of the pieces gathered here—including the
Pulitzer Prize–winning title story—is accompanied by notes on
how she built the story, plus tips on how nonfiction writers at all
levels can do the same. Featuring a foreword by Beth Macy, author
of the acclaimed Dopesick, this book is sure to delight fans of
DeGregory’s writing, as well as introduce her to readers and
writers who have not yet discovered her inspiring body of work.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
April 2023 |
| Firstpublished: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Lane Degregory
|
| Foreword by: |
Beth Macy
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 165 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
284 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-77127-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-226-77127-X |
| Barcode: |
9780226771274 |
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