"""The Girl in the Window"" and Other True Tales": An Anthology with Tips for Finding, Reporting, and...

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Lane DeGregory Beth Macy

"""The Girl in the Window"" and Other True Tales"

An Anthology with Tips for Finding, Reporting, and Writing Nonfiction Narratives

Lane DeGregory, Beth Macy

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University of Chicago Press
30 May 2023

Writing & editing guides; Literary essays

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.

By: Lane DeGregory
Foreword by: Beth Macy
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 399g
ISBN: 9780226771274
ISBN 10: 022677127X
Pages: 284
Publication Date: 30 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lane DeGregory is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Tampa Bay Times and host of the podcast WriteLane. Beth Macy is the author of Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America.

Reviews for """The Girl in the Window"" and Other True Tales": An Anthology with Tips for Finding, Reporting, and Writing Nonfiction Narratives

I have been studying (and teaching) DeGregory's stories for years. There is no one like her. In addition to being a showcase of her best work, this book is full of practical advice about how she's able to pull off what seems impossible, over and over. * Christopher Goffard, Pulitzer Prize-winning staff writer for the Los Angeles Times * DeGregory performs magic in this beautiful, heartfelt book of stories-and then teaches you how she did it. This is a book for anyone who loves reading, writing, or both. * Mike Wilson, deputy sports editor for the New York Times *