So since I first blogged about Dan Baum's serial Twittering of how he lost his New Yorker job, things have gotten really good. First, Baum's series started dishing about internal New Yorker culture, including his experiences with editor David Remnick....
I'm slowly warming up to Twitter. But it does have its limits. Take, for example, this fascinating feed from Dan Baum, author of Nine Lives: Death and Life in New Orleans, one of the year's best books so far. The...
Getting personal for a moment: One of the many delights of attending these festivals is getting the chance to meet people who are masters of their craft -- in this case, Susan Orlean -- and discovering that they are...
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