Writers

May. 6, 2013

Hemingway, 1945

Ernest Hemingway’s 1945 passport (image).

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Jan. 7, 2013

Valediction

Maurice Sendak’s final interview with Terry Gross on “Fresh Air.”

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Oct. 11, 2012

Three Lawyer-Writers

At Bouchercon 2012 in Cleveland with fellow authors Twist Phelan and Linda Fairstein. October 5, 2012 (photo)

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Oct. 5, 2012

Gay Talese

Gay Talese gives a tour of his office and discusses his writing habits (video)

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Oct. 2, 2012

Ray Bradbury: Story of a Writer (1963)

Ray Bradbury: Story of a Writer (1963) (video)

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Aug. 23, 2012

Elmore Leonard on bad movies and good writing

Elmore Leonard interviewed. (video)

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May. 3, 2012

Graham Greene by Yousuf Karsh

Graham Greene, 1964. Portrait by Yousuf Karsh. (photo)

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Sep. 30, 2011

Joyce

James Joyce. Scratchboard portrait by Mark Summers, whose work you will recognize from Barnes & Noble shopping bags, among other places.

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Sep. 20, 2011

John le Carré: The final interview

John le Carré, age 79, in what he claims is the final interview he will grant (2010).

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Sep. 7, 2011

Lamb House

Images of Lamb House, the longtime residence of Henry James.

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Sep. 7, 2011

The Master

Henry James, 1906. Photogravure by Alvin Langdon Coburn.

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Aug. 12, 2011

Public Writer, Private Writer

What Henry James’s story “The Private Life” tells us about writers and book tours.

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Jul. 21, 2011

Hemingway, 1916

On his 112th birthday, two rare photos of a 17-year-old Ernest Hemingway on a fishing trip in Michigan in 1916.

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Jun. 29, 2011

Hemingway, 1923

Ernest Hemingway’s 1923 passport photo, now at the JFK Library in Boston.

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Jun. 2, 2011

Orwell on Dickens

Two quotes pulled from Orwell’s classic essay on Dickens.

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May. 27, 2011

Harlan Ellison: Pay the Writer!

Harlan Ellison has some choice words for those who presume writers will work for free.

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May. 24, 2011

Mark Twain on film

Mark Twain at his Connecticut home in 1909 (video).

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Apr. 19, 2011

Miller & Monroe, 1957

Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller (1957), by Richard Avedon.

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Apr. 6, 2011

Steinbeck

John Steinbeck (photo)

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Apr. 5, 2011

Fitzgerald’s briefcase

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s briefcase.

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