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Robert S. Boynton is an American journalist, author, and director of the Literary Reportage program at New York University.
Known for: The New New Journalism: Conversations with America's Best Nonfiction Writers on Their Craft
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The New New Journalism: Conversations with America's Best Nonfiction Writers on Their Craft
This book presents in-depth interviews with leading American nonfiction writers who have shaped contemporary literary journalism. Boynton explores their creative processes, narrative techniques, and the evolution of long-form reporting in the post–New Journalism era. The conversations reveal how these writers blend rigorous reporting with literary style to produce compelling works of narrative nonfiction.
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Historical Context: From New Journalism to the New New Journalism
To appreciate the identity of the New New Journalism, one must first revisit its forerunner. The New Journalism of the 1960s broke from convention by blending factual reporting with literary techniques. It celebrated the subjective eye of the reporter, the sensory detail of fiction, and an obsession...
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Method and Approach: The Art of the Interview
In shaping this book, I decided to let the practitioners speak for themselves. Each chapter takes the form of an extended interview, designed to reveal not only how a writer constructs a story but why they choose to tell it. My role was to provoke reflection—to ask about ethics, about the limits of ...
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About Robert S. Boynton
Robert S. Boynton is an American journalist, author, and director of the Literary Reportage program at New York University. His work focuses on narrative nonfiction and the craft of long-form journalism. He has written for publications such as The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and The New York Times Mag...
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Robert S. Boynton is an American journalist, author, and director of the Literary Reportage program at New York University. His work focuses on narrative nonfiction and the craft of long-form journalism. He has written for publications such as The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and The New York Times Mag...
Robert S. Boynton is an American journalist, author, and director of the Literary Reportage program at New York University. His work focuses on narrative nonfiction and the craft of long-form journalism. He has written for publications such as The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and The New York Times Magazine.
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Robert S. Boynton is an American journalist, author, and director of the Literary Reportage program at New York University.
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