Latest Previews (Forethoughts)
Forethoughts: The Art of Fact edited by Kevin Kerrane and Ben Yagoda
It may have been published in 1997, but this literary nonfiction anthology is still considered to be one of the best on the subject. It’s time for me to find out for myself.
Forethoughts: True Stories: A Century of Literary Journalism by Norman Sims
Professor Norman Sims is considered to be THE expert on the history of literary journalism, so what better book to kick off my focus on literary nonfiction than this one?
Individual literary nonfiction reviews
‘The True and Genuine Account of The Life and Actions of the Late Jonathan Wild’ by Daniel Defoe
Any notion I had that literary nonfiction was solely a product of the twentieth-century is quickly dispelled, with this extract from Defoe. His style of journalism is unique, comprehensive and as literary as anything I’ve read from modern times.
Literary Nonfiction News
Shortlist revealed for 2012 Charles Taylor Prize
The final shortlist of five has been announced for the 11th edition of Canada’s Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non Fiction.
It may be one of the hardest forms to define in words but literary nonfiction stands as one of the most engaging. I celebrate it passionately here at RobAroundBooks because if nothing else I get the opportunity to shine a spotlight on the remarkable individuals who take everyday journalism into the most creative of spaces, giving the reader the most intense and most memorable of reading experiences.
