The New New Journalism: Conversations with America's Best Nonfiction Writers on Their Craft
 

The New New Journalism: Conversations with America's Best Nonfiction Writers on Their Craft

by Robert Boynton

Forty years after Tom Wolfe, Hunter S. Thompson, and Gay Talese launched the New Journalism movement, Robert S. Boynton sits down with nineteen practitioners of what he calls the New New Journalism to discuss their methods, writings and careers.

The New New Journalists are first and foremost brilliant reporters who immerse themselves completely in their subjects. Jon Krakauer... (read more)

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Member Reviews

  • bencasnocha
    • Rated 0 stars

    An instructional read for the aspiring journalist. See my post at http://bigben.blogs.com/first/2005/05/book_review_new.html

    bencasnocha wrote this review Monday, February 4 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • robotslingshot
    • Rated 4 stars

    Its always wonderful to read interviews with professional badasses

    robotslingshot wrote this review Thursday, August 9 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • Taylor
    • Rated 3 stars

    Fantastic book on what journalism meant historically, and where it is now going. Most interesting if you have done journalism work, or experienced the profession in one way or another.

    Taylor wrote this review Sunday, August 5 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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