Lately I’ve been going through collections of letters from the early 20th century, and once again I’m struck by how rich and detailed such letters can be, and how much they reveal about the era in which they were written and about the people who wrote them. As Samuel Johnson wrote, “In a Man’s Letters…his . . .
Read MoreSo, I’m temporarily addicted to Twitter. I never expected this. I’m going to find help. In the meantime, here are some folk–individuals and institutions–I follow who I think make worthy Twitterers: NPR Le Monde Simon Pegg Nick Frost Susan Orlean Stephen Colbert (I mean, of course) Seattle Police Department
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I’ve been asked, often, which phase of the book process I like best: The writing, or the research? I was just now musing on that question, because I have embarked on a new project and once again find myself happily engaged in the hunt for compelling bits of historical detail. That’s not to say that . . .
Read MoreSo, after about two weeks on Twitter I’ve got slightly more than 140 followers. I had to remove one, who seemed to be a female porn star, though I suppose there are worse things than being followed by a female porn star. I’ve found, actually, that Twitter is surprisingly useful. During the recent shootings in . . .
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