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The Art of Hanging Out: On the Golden Age of the Celebrity Profile

Alex Belth Looks Back at Some Iconic Magazine Writing

By Alex Belth | June 14, 2024

“To Be A Writer, You Must Write”: How Joan Didion Became Joan Didion

“To Be A Writer, You Must Write”: How Joan Didion Became Joan Didion

Evelyn McDonnell on the Writing Process of One of America's Leading Literary Ladies

By Evelyn McDonnell | September 26, 2023

Esquire Profile of Frank Sinatra"> When New Journalism Was New: Gay Talese on His Legendary <em

When New Journalism Was New: Gay Talese on His Legendary <em

Esquire Profile of Frank Sinatra">

Esquire Profile of Frank Sinatra">When New Journalism Was New: Gay Talese on His Legendary Esquire Profile of Frank Sinatra

On Trying—and Failing—to Interview Ol' Blue Eyes

By Gay Talese | December 22, 2021

Should Norman Mailer Have Any Legacy Beyond Being the Guy Who Stabbed His Wife?

Should Norman Mailer Have Any Legacy Beyond Being the Guy Who Stabbed His Wife?

Lit Century Podcast ">Miranda Popkey Guests on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | May 11, 2021

Scott Berg and Alex Belth on the Timelessness of Jon Bradshaw’s Journalism

Scott Berg and Alex Belth on the Timelessness of Jon Bradshaw’s Journalism

The Literary Life Podcast">In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | April 30, 2021

What Fiction Can Teach Journalists: A Reading List From Maurice Chammah

What Fiction Can Teach Journalists: A Reading List From Maurice Chammah

Using Literary Techniques to Write True—and Urgent—Stories

By Maurice Chammah | January 29, 2021

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