In this week’s Observer, New York Magazine editor Adam Moss talked to John Koblin about his use of coverlines, telling him, “A piece of music can’t all be big moments. It needs big moments and small moments.”
And sometimes, it even rhymes.
This week’s New York features a cover package called My First Read More
D.T. Max, the author of The Family That Couldn’t Sleep (and onetime Observer writer), submitted to The New York Times Paper Cuts blog "Stray Questions" survey today.
After avoiding an inquiry about what he’s working on ("In a way nothing. In a way lots of things," he says) and offering some thoughts Read More
Editing a book is an act of generosity. It’s a mind-meld, an act of love–love for the work. The true editor enters a manuscript and asks, What is best for this book? What padding needs to be shorn, what rumination added? Is this the right word? Which flat characters need rounding? Would A talk that Read More
