“When you change that perspective, what you get is a really, completely different story,” O’Brien said. “And maybe more important than that, you get a completely different cast of characters.” @keithob.bsky.social
The New Yorker staff writer talks about finding the right story structure and working with a family to access medical records and journals.
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“This is the narrative structure I envisioned for the book from the start, looping between personal anecdotes and more observatory reporting.”
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“I need to invest in the story,” O’Brien said. “If people aren’t calling me back, maybe what I need to do is just go to French Lick."
My Friday newsletter for @niemanstoryboard.org, with links and stories from @erininthemorning.com @tommytomlinson.bsky.social @mallarytenore.bsky.social @mindahoney.bsky.social @michellekrupa.bsky.social @rahawahaile.bsky.social @coletteshade.bsky.social
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“I wanted it to read as smoothly and as perceptively as fiction as possible, and for it to be really rooted in character and story.”
For his book “Heartland,” O’Brien visited the basketball legend’s hometown in French Lick, Indiana, to uncover a story never told
The author of ‘A Marriage at Sea’ found her voice — and a deep archive of diaries, films, and interviews — to tell the true story of Maurice and Maralyn Bailey
Our Friday newsletter: Inside Lorraine Boissoneault's award-winning book proposal for “Body Weather.”
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I hadn't looked at my Body Weather book proposal in years, and it was really fun to consider it from a craft perspective with Erika Hayasaki. Thanks to @niemanstoryboard.org for publishing it! @beaconpress.bsky.social
My Friday newsletter for @niemanstoryboard.org: @mallarytenore.bsky.social on @rachelaviv.bsky.social's Pulitzer finalist story, plus @jamiattenberg.bsky.social's #1000wordsofsummer, @nazriahi.bsky.social on rejection, and Paul Kix on editor feedback.
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In 2024, author Lorraine Boissoneault won the Lukas Work-in-Progress Award for "Body Weather: Notes on Chronic Illness in the Anthropocene." Now she shares what it took to complete her book in this new @niemanstoryboard.org annotation with Erika Hayasaki. @lodrinkswater.bsky.social
Plus: Lessons from an author after the book comes out, and tell us your favorite stories in song
In 2024, author Lorraine Boissoneault won the Lukas Work-in-Progress Award for "Body Weather: Notes on Chronic Illness in the Anthropocene." Now she shares what it took to complete her book in this new @niemanstoryboard.org annotation with Erika Hayasaki. @lodrinkswater.bsky.social
Our Friday newsletter: Inside Lorraine Boissoneault's award-winning book proposal for “Body Weather.”
niemanstoryboard.org/2026/06/12/i...
Plus: Lessons from an author after the book comes out, and tell us your favorite stories in song
